Weird striped rock ‘unlike any seen on Mars’ found by Perseverance rover. Here’s why NASA’s excited
NASA Space Technology The Mount Washburn boulder field imaged earlier this year, with the bright rock Atoko Point near the middle.(Image credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech/ASU)A striped rock that looks out of place in its surroundings on the slopes of the inner wall of Jezero crater has scientists excited about what it may reveal about the Red Planet's history.NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted the striped rock, and the rover's initial measurements suggest it could be volcanic in origin. The rock, which has been nicknamed 'Freya Castle,' may originate from an outcropping of more of this strange material further up the slopes of Jezero.Freya Castle looks quite unlike any rock seen on Mars before. But Perseverance could not stick around at Freya Castle to examine it for long before continuing its journey up the inner wall of the mighty...
