Wreckage of a flying saucer

[eric44]

This looks like the wreckage of a flying saucer in the Noctis Labyrinthus

Approx size: 690 m

spaceinimages.esa.int/Images/2007/11/Noctis_Labyrinthus

The color is much whiter than any other rocks on this picture !
… but it might be nothing else that a piece of rock …

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[Marsrocks]

Google earth Mars coordinates:



7° 5'59.28"S 98°54'42.94"W


Check and make sure I got the same object:







It appears to be just a hill.






Though, it is a little strange-looking in the ctx map view:



The rifts at the top looks like the ridges on a giant clam shell - and they even overhang the hill itself - as you can see they cast a shadow down on the lower part of the hill.

[Marsrocks]

This hill is much brighter than the surrounding hills.

It could be made of a higher content of brighter material - like lime or phosphorous, or it could have been more recently etched (or mined or shaped by mechanical forces, whether natural or artificial) than the nearby terrain.

[eric44]

Oh, Yes ! Nice investigation !

I totally agree, it's just a rock.

[Marsrocks]

Thanks, eric44. It was definitely worth a closer look, as very bright objects are often anomalous. Just as recently altered surfaces are typically the brightest areas in a scene, known artificial objects like space mission equipment/wreckage are also typically the brightest object(s) in the scene. So, it was good instinct on your part to identify this form for further investigation.