Mystery solved? NASA identifies party hat-shaped object that perplexed experts

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The mysterious party hat-shaped object on Mars which perplexed experts has been identified as a naturally occurring rock shape, attributed to the Martian winds which have been known to produce other exotic, Earth-like shapes on the Red Planet, according to NASA — but one expert isn’t buying it.

The smooth, metallic-looking cone piqued the interest of scientists, including Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who called on the space agency to use the Curiosity rover to review what appeared to be a small, smooth, and metallic cone on the Martian surface.

NASA now claims the object is no big deal.

“We’ve seen many, many Martian rocks that exhibit shapes that, from a particular angle, look like a more familiar shape,” the spokesperson said.

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