Analysis (4)
A detailed look at the images and the conditions found on Mars that lead to conclusions.
2. Ok, so you've had a good look at "the rock" imaged by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit (MER-A) on sol (Martian day) 66. You have some perspective as to where it sits (next to the rim of Bonneville crater) and what's around it (near a large relatively darkly colored rock and close to a smaller rock with an X on it's end.) You have also…
1. Conventional wisdom suggests that present day Mars is a barren and desolate world incapable of supporting even the simplest forms of life. This is a notion which the composite panoramic photograph above does nothing to dispel. In keeping with that assumption, robotic missions sent to the red planet…
3. Now we have figuratively and literally reached our destination. I have previously emphasized that you should pay close attention to Kilroy's rock and notice how its appearance evolves over the course of the six days Spirit spent at Bonneville.
Finally, it's time to see why I have gone into so much detail presenting context and background…
A Framework For The Evaluation And Characterization Of Select Surficial Martian Objects From Mars Exploration Rover Spirit Images
This article was written to document and detail the steps taken in the analysis and evaluation of select surficial objects as captured in images taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit in March 2004. Analysis and research into a specific object began on March 18, 2004 with the web publication of a panorama image of the Bonneville Crater’s edge. The foundation of this paper was begun concurrent with the analysis of images. Formal writing began after 2005 and was supplemented with data and perspectives from scholarly works gained from the landing of Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity. Final updates to rectify an overly terse original were made in 2025. The previously unreleased paper was not intended for publication in any scholarly journal, nor used as a promotional effort for the web site Kilroyonmars.com but, rather as a stand alone effort to be distributed when the time was appropriate. It is assumed that the original un-enhanced version has been seen despite having not been made public.
An analyst born 53 days before NASA. A midwesterner now living in the southeast. 
