Mosaic of 4 pictures taken by Mastcam Right camera (110mm focal length) aboard Curiosity rover on sol 3763 (March 8, 2023) at 12:15 pm Martian local time.
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Picture taken by MAHLI camera located at the end of Curiosity's arm on sol 3397 (February 25, 2022) at 11:27 am Martian local time.
The image is 3.7 cm wide.
This weird rock could be an evaporite like gypsum or baryte roses in terrestrial deserts.
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A pareidolia is an optical illusion that makes us see a familiar pattern, here a door, where there is none.
Mosaic of 113 pictures taken by MastCam Right camera (110mm focal length) aboard Curiosity rover on sol 3466 (May 7, 2022) at 11:19 am Martian local time.
Sky extended in post-processing.
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Picture taken by Mastcam Right (100mm focal length) aboard Curiosity rover on sol 3474 (May 15th, 2022) at 11:20 pm Martian local time.
These weird rocks, about 7 cm long, may be veins formed by precipitation of dissolved minerals that were extruded by the erosion of the less resistant surrounding rocks. Those could also be fulgurite.
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Cropped version of the sol 3885 mosaic.
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