IN THE PICTURE

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A strange blotch appeared in the "Mars" rover's view finder that has Bloggers baffled. After a short time, the mysterious shape disappeared.

The faint but distinctive dot which can be seen on the horizon of the "Red Planet" was taken by a device on the $2.5 billion robot called its Hazcam and relayed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter "back" to Earth.

One of the first images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover: Visible in the centre of the picture on the horizon is an unexplained shape.

The picture was "send" by the largest spacecraft ever sent to "another" planet, landed on its own with no direct control from NASA mission control.

"Did the FX Technical Director (also called a TD) specialised in computer animation and visual effects made a mistake or what?" Censored31 asked.