06 October 2025

3I/Atlas: Images From Mars Perseverance Rover ~ 4 October 2025

Nasa

We have images! Both these images from Nasa's website were courtesy of the Mars Perserverance Rover, and referenced by Avi Loeb.

Nasa

My first reaction to these images was "It's cylindrical?!" Or, as a Ufologist would say, "cigar-shaped". The second reaction I had was the puzzling thought of why the background of these images look so....bare.

Of course, what do I know since I'm just a layperson on this topic 😄 but can't blame me for having those reactions for all the obvious reasons.

Anyway, Avi Loeb offers a mathematical explanation for the elongated shape of this mysterious Visitor, please read it here. (Basically, a time-integation composition of images.) He did not state the probable size of 3I/Atlas, though. If memory serves, I do remember reading that he believes this Visitior to be much larger than the maximum size determined by Nasa (5.6 km diameter) but did not provide statistics.

We're still left with several unanswered questions....

Namarie! 💚 



3I/Atlas ~ Michael Jäger & Gerald Rhemann ~ 19 November 2025

3I/ATLAS 2025-11-19 4.05 UT 900/300/300/300 sec 12"/4 QHY 600 Michael Jäger, Gerald Rhemann These two are the same amateur Astronomers ...