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Dark, Pitted, and Possibly Alien: The Skull Hill Rock That Has Scientists Stumped
NASA’s Mars rover is on the trail of a geological mystery in the Jezero crater. While exploring an area known as Witch Hazel ...
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NASA confirms it has no idea where this Martian rock came from
NASA's Perseverance rover has snapped an image of a mysterious rock embedded in the surface of Mars, and researchers aren't ...
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NASA Finds "Skull Hill" Rock On Mars, Believes It "Originated From Elsewhere"
NASA's Perseverance rover has stumbled across a rather intriguing rock while driving west downslope towards lower "Witch ...
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NASA rover discovers eerie 'skull' rock on Mars
The rock stands out with its dark color and angular shape, which has attracted the attention of researchers. ...
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The Oldest Material in the Smithsonian Institution Came From Outer Space
When a meteor smacks down it becomes a meteorite, and this one scattered ... in this block of mineral components including olivine, pyroxene, feldspar and glass gives it an age of roughly 4. ...
Perseverance Rover Discovers Mysterious 'Skull Hill' Rock On Mars, NASA Uncertain Of Its Origin
NASA's Perseverance rover is hard at work exploring the rugged rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, and its latest discovery has ...
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Galena Roots
a group of 150-220 Ma Martian meteorites, typically basaltic in composition, coarse grained and enriched in incompatible elements. NWA 4468 is a basaltic sample with large pyroxene oikocrysts, ...