Scientists Puzzling Over Bright White Rock on Mars – the First of its Kind, Never Seen Before

[Michie]

Scientists are puzzling over a bright white rock, of the type never before observed on Mars.

NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted the 14-inch-high boulder starkly standing out in a large field covered with dark rocks in a region named Mount Washburn, inside the massive Jezero crater.

Nicknamed Atoko Point by researchers, the boulder is 18 inches wide and has speckles on a light-toned surface.

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Scientists Puzzling Over Bright White Rock on Mars – the First of its Kind, Never Seen Before

Scientists are puzzled over a bright white rock on Mars spotted by NASA's Perseverance rover—a type never before observed on the Red Planet.

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[Apple Sky]

Scientists are puzzling over a bright white rock, of the type never before observed on Mars.

NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted the 14-inch-high boulder starkly standing out in a large field covered with dark rocks in a region named Mount Washburn, inside the massive Jezero crater.

Nicknamed Atoko Point by researchers, the boulder is 18 inches wide and has speckles on a light-toned surface.

Continued below.

Scientists Puzzling Over Bright White Rock on Mars – the First of its Kind, Never Seen Before

Scientists are puzzled over a bright white rock on Mars spotted by NASA's Perseverance rover—a type never before observed on the Red Planet.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org

It's probably a piece of Stilton cheese from the moon