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Tiny 'Coral' Discovered by Rover in Martian Crater
GALE CRATER ON MARS, AUG 11 – The formation was shaped by water depositing minerals in cracks and then sculpted by wind erosion, revealing Mars once had a wet environment, NASA said.
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The Curiosity rover has sent back an interesting image from Mars. It shows an object resembling coral. In reality, it's a wind-formed rock.
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered an interesting-looking rock in the Gale Crater, reports ScienceAlert. The tiny formation, only a few centimeters in diameter, is very similar to terrestrial corals and minerals called fulgurites that form in the ground during lightning strikes. Its discovery is further evidence that the same patterns are repeated in different contexts in the universe, from microscopic to cosmic scales. The formation is actua…
NASA's Curiosity rover captured surprising images of a Martian formation evoking a coral structure. This discovery revives questions about geological history and...
Astromobile Curiosity is said to have discovered several billion-year-old coral-like rocks.
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