Posted on Apr 9, 2021

NASA Perseverance rover investigates 'odd' rock on Mars, zaps it with a laser

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NASA hasn't declared what the rock is just yet, but the Perseverance team tweeted on Wednesday, "While the helicopter is getting ready, I can't help checking out nearby rocks. This odd one has my science team trading lots of hypotheses."

NASA Perseverance rover investigates 'odd' rock on Mars, zaps it with a laser

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Posted 3 y ago

Looks like something that was molten and gas escaped from it which accounts for the wholes. I would go with meteorite.

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SGT Mary G.

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Weathered volcanic rocks can look similar though NASA's guess is reasonable given all the meteoric rocks strewn around. I'm holding out for what analysis of the mineralogy (if that is possible) tells us . . . until then I'm only going as far as "weathered" AND "shot at"! <smile>

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SGT Mary G.

Posted 3 y ago

Looks weathered, lol.

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and shot at... :)

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SGT Mary G.

Posted 9 d ago

It's three years later. Wondering if there has ban an analysis of the rock!

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NASA Perseverance rover investigates 'odd' rock on Mars, zaps it with a laser

NASA Perseverance rover investigates 'odd' rock on Mars, zaps it with a laser

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