NASA’s Perseverance rover has discovered a bizarre, skull-shaped rock—dubbed “Skull Hill”—on the Jezero Crater rim of Mars.

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured an image of a never-before-seen Martian rock formation that scientists believe could ...

But from the closeup image, a reasonable guess is that the white parts of the rock are feldspar, a common mineral in both Earth’s and Mars’ crust. The black stripes could be a pyroxene ...

This image is from NASAs Mars Perseverance rover, taken by the Mastcam-Z. NASA's Mars rover has pictured a mysterious, skull-shaped rock on the Red Planet whose origin remains uncertain.

NASA’s Mars rover has spotted something out of this world — a mysterious, skull-shaped elevation – sitting on a slope where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong. The mysterious rock – dubbe ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has encountered another rock on Mars that has left scientists puzzled. Named "St. Pauls Bay" by the mission team, the Mars rock features hundreds of millimeter-size dark ...

NASA said the rock that it came from likely formed at least 3.9 billion years ago during Mars’ earliest geologic period, and may have been broken up and recrystallized during an ancient meteor ...

or by the condensation of rock vaporized by a meteorite impact. Mars was once dotted with thousands of huge volcanoes which saw 'super eruptions', according to NASA. The eruptions shot water ...

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Perseverance acquired this image of the "St. Pauls Bay" target (the dark-toned float block in ...