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

In an unexpected discovery, NASA's Perseverance rover has stumbled upon a peculiar field of bright white rocks while ...

NASA's Perseverance rover uncovers a skull-shaped rock on Mars, sparking intrigue about its origins and formation processes.- ...

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 ...

"These rocks are very different from anything we've seen on Mars before," coauthor Roger Wiens, professor of Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences at Purdue University, said in a statement.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEE ALSO: Scientists found huge beaches on Mars likely from a long gone ocean Curiosity took close-up pictures of a strange bumpy rock it discovered on Mars in March. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech ...

The physical and chemical makeup of the rock confirms that it dates back to a transitional period when the climate on Mars switched from warm and wet to cold and dry. “We all wanted to go and ...

adding another piece to the puzzle of Mars’ complex geological history. Amid the sea of blue, an odd white-speckled rock was also discovered, sparking curiosity and further investigation into ...