![0710MR0030150070402501E01_DXXX](https://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0710MR0030150070402501E01_DXXX-300x268.jpg)
Official NASA Caption
This image was taken by Mastcam: Right (MAST_RIGHT) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 710 (2014-08-05 13:25:07 UTC).
What are we looking at?
In this photo from the surface of Mars, there is a mysterious and unknown looking creature or plant life on the wall of a rocky outcrop. Or maybe just an illusion and a trick of our eyes.
What exactly is it?
Although many photos on Mars are said to have “objects” like a squirrel, Nazi helmet, or Sasquatch, many are explained away by pareidolia, the psychological phenomena of seeing something that isn’t, like let’s say, a horse in a wisp of clouds. But could this one be different?
It appears to have a different shade of color than the surrounding rocks, indicating maybe it is something unlike the surrounding rocks.
Original NASA Source
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00710/mcam/0710MR0030150070402501E01_DXXX.jpg
Photographic Analysis
![This has been cropped, zoomed and the brightness / contrast has been adjusted. You can clearly see there is something that, doesn't quite look like it blends in to it's surroundings.](https://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/croppedzoomed-300x296.jpg)