Star Wars Fans Think the Perseverance Rover Left a Lightsaber on Mars
...And we can't ignore this observation about Mars's makeup.
— τhierry 🏳️🌈 (@th13r85) December 22, 2022prevnext
No, you aren't. Trust us.
prevnextAm I the only one who looked at the pic and thought it was a lightsaber?https://t.co/ARUjxYYK1K
— Steve Gibbons (@NavyDuck1) December 23, 2022
That explains it!
prevnextDid Perseverance rover just found lightsaber on the Red Planet. HHmmm... That explains Elon Musk push for Mars. 👽
— Przemek Pysiewicz (@PrzemekPy) December 22, 2022
Some researchers getting in on the fun
prevnextStrong with this rover, the Force is. NASA's #Perseverance rover just dropped its first soil sample tube on the Martian surface for later retrieval by the Mars Sample Return mission. From the looks of it, the sample tube doubles as a light saber...? #StarWars
— Pacific Int. Space Center for Exploration Systems (@PISCES_Hawaii) December 22, 2022
📸 NASA/JPL-Caltech pic.twitter.com/NLkUYfWypi
BREAKING!...Or nah.
prevnextLight Saber found on the surface of Mars ..
Or is this the sample left behind by Perseverance Rover ..#Nasa #Mars pic.twitter.com/k95iOaUyFu
— Sachin Kaushik (@LifeAsBot) December 23, 2022
No comment yet from the Skywalker clan
prevnextHey @MarkHamill, I think you dropped something pic.twitter.com/dNcd29jAlI
— Paul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) December 22, 2022
But the JPL is in
Lots of people saying the Mars Sample Tube looks like a lightsaber. I’ve been holding out my hand to my computer screen to see if it will be transported from Mars, since as Director of @NASAJPL I’m pretty sure the Force is with me (right?). No joy so far but I’ll keep trying! https://t.co/bi9cjU2FfA
— Laurie Leshin (@LaurieofMars) December 22, 2022
prevnextIn case you are worried our little lightsaber-shaped sample tubes will get lost on Mars, a 🧵 from Percy… https://t.co/OF7RsbTFaf
— Laurie Leshin (@LaurieofMars) December 24, 2022
Lots of variations on this observation, too...
At least it did not fall vertically.
— Manuel A. Castro (@man_holo) December 22, 2022
Phew. At least it didn’t land perfectly vertical!
— Sandro (@SBachsoliani) December 22, 2022
prevAt least it didn't drop it excatly vertical (Rick&Morty reference)
— Jon Jarosh (@jarosh_jon) December 22, 2022