NASA’s Perseverance rover has recently discovered a remarkable rock on Mars that could potentially rewrite the story of the ...

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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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Deep in the Martian crust, the crew came upon an outcrop featuring igneous minerals solidified from magma. Working with ESA, ...

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The Perseverance rover, belonging to NASA, encountered an unusual rock on Mars that scientists have named the "skull," reports Live Science. It is located in the Port Anson region, where the rover is ...

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A research team studied unusual rocks in Iceland to better understand ... round stones about the size of a human fist—and the mineral clues embedded within them to better understand a dramatic ...