NASA’s Curiosity Rover captured a close-up photo of a small, flower-like mineral deposit that is located on Mars. The image of the mineral flower was taken by the Curiosity rover. It bears some resemblances to living organisms. It isn’t alive, however. Curiosity Rover captured this image near the AeolisMons (Mount Sharp), a martian mountain that forms the central peak of the Gale crater. The above was taken on February 25, 2022. You can find the official release here.
NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a Martian surface rock that appears to be flower-like. The image was taken on January 5, 2019, and was shared by the rover’s Twitter account. The rock is about 2 inches wide and is located in the “Rocknest” area of Gale Crater. This is not the first time that a flower-like rock has been spotted on Mars; in 2012, the Opportunity rover photographed a rock nicknamed ” jellyfish.
In a recently released photograph by NASA’s Curiosity Rover, a small, flower-like rock can be seen on the Martian surface. The rock is only about 6 inches wide and is located in the Marias Pass region of M. Initial speculation is that the rock may have been formed by an ancient riverbed, as the Marias Pass region is known to have been very watery in the past.
Curiosity Rover:
Curiosity launched on Nov. 26, 2011, and landed in Gale Crater, on Aug. 6, 2012. It continues to explore the Martian surface and provide valuable information to researchers. Curiosity has spent more than 2,800 Sols (Martian days) on Mars, taken over 700,000 raw photos, and covered 14 miles of the planet’s surface. Curiosity has a radioisotope energy system. This system generates electricity from the radioactive decay heat of plutonium.
NASA states that this power source has outlived its operational life expectancy of at least one Martian-year or 687 Earth days. Curiosity’s eight-year tenure on Mars is proof of its design.
NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a strange, flower-like rock on the Martian surface. The rover’s Mastcam took the photograph of the rock on January 24, 2019. The rock is about 2 feet wide and has delicate petals that curve inward. Scientists are still trying to figure out what the rock is and how it formed. Scientists believe that the rock may have been formed by an ancient river or stream.
NASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a Martian surface rock that has been interpreted as looking like a flower. This latest discovery is just one more exciting example of the many wonders that continue to be uncovered by the rover as it roams across the Martian surface. The images of the flower-like rock were taken on March 18, 2015, and were subsequently published online by NASA on April 6, 2015.
