Stop and smell the Martian 'flower' 🌸 On Feb. 24, 2022, our MarsCuriosity rover captured this image of a flower-like rock. Smaller than a penny, this and a bouquet of other findings gives scientists insight into the Red Planet’s ancient past:
Smaller than a penny, the flower-like rock artifact on the left was imaged by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover using its Mars Hand Lens Imager camera on the end of its robotic arm. The image was taken on Feb. 24, 2022, the 3,396th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The"flower," along with the spherical rock artifacts seen to the right, were made in the ancient past when minerals carried by water cemented the rock. Figure 1 shows a tighter view of the flower-like feature.
Curiosity has in the past discovered a diverse assortment of similar small features that formed when mineralizing fluids traveled through conduits in the rock. Images of such features are helping scientists understand more about the prolonged history of liquid water in Gale Crater. Curiosity was built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages JPL for NASA. JPL manages Curiosity's mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. MAHLI was built by Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Michael Fux Adds an All-Electric Purple Hispano Suiza Carmen Boulogne to His Technicolor Car CollectionThe hypercar’s exclusive purple hue was inspired by the collector’s favorite flower.
Read more »
Ukraine Should Not Be Posting Images of POWs to Social MediaUnder the Third Geneva Convention, prisoners of war are supposed to be be shielded from “public curiosity.”
Read more »
2024 Volkswagen ID Buzz electric microbus revealed: less flower, more powerThe US version won’t be available until 2024.
Read more »
Man sentenced for ‘brutal’ attempted rape at Barberton flower shopThe man convicted in connection to a sexual assault attack at a Barberton flower shop was sentenced on Tuesday to at least two decades in prison.
Read more »
Future Collab? Avril Lavigne Gushes Over Flowers From 'Classy' Taylor SwiftExclusive: Avril Lavigne loved it when Taylor Swift praised LoveSux — and she wouldn't say no to a collaboration. 👀
Read more »