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

The state-of-the-art Perseverance Mars rover has been sampling and studying the Martian geology at the fastest rate since the mission began after NASA scientists found a special area containing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Perseverance isn't the only rover exploring Mars' weird rocks. NASA's Curiosity rover found ... though it’s hard to picture a stunning white sandy beach with blue water lapping at the shores ...

He explained that by studying the chemical makeup of these rocks, they’re learning how Mars’s surface was shaped over time—and whether life could have once existed there. “These rocks are ...

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

Another possibility is that the rock is igneous and formed from volcanic activity. Mars has a long history of volcanism, and igneous rocks can range in tone depending on their mineral content.

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By finding significant deposits of an iron carbonate mineral called siderite in Martian rocks, scientists have finally solved part of the mystery of where Mars’s thick, ancient atmosphere disappeared ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovered a peculiar 'float rock' called 'St. Pauls Bay' on Mars' Witch Hazel Hill. This unusual rock may hint at Mars' geological history and its potential to support life.