A hightlighted gif image of the tubes can be found here:
http://s92891281.onlinehome.us/ainimation.gif

I did not create the original image, so I really had no other information to add. I do know that it has not been "processed" as you're suggesting. I know this simply because you can open up the photo in the link you posted in photoshop and get the same results using a few of the very basic photoshop filters. It is in fact, exactly the same as the raw image.

The compression artifacts are clearly visable in other parts of the photo, what is on the rock has nothing to do with compression.

I'm sorry you're "unimpressed", may be you should go hang out at the nasa scientists forum. :roll: