The Curiosity probe finds strange rock formations on Mars

KOMPAS.com- Explorer rides Curiosity NASA find formation rock strange in planetary landscape Mars.

Among the landscapes red planet sandy and boulders in Gale crater, Curiosity captures the presence of towering rock that bends.

The stone was almost like a stream of frozen water poured from a jug.

But in reality, the rock with the strange structure may be made of a cement-like substance that once filled ancient gaps in bedrock.

As the softer rock slowly erodes, the twisting stream of solid material still stands.

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Quoted from Science AlertTuesday (7/6/2022) rock formation strange on the planet Mars it was taken by the camera above Curiosity rover NASA on May 17.

But the new image was shared last week by NASA and experts at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) and released today.

Furthermore, although the structure looks alien but it is not too strange on Earth.

In Earth’s geology, these structures are high and thin rock crests formed by erosion.

These structures may be called marquee stones, fairy chimneys, or earth pyramids.

Strange rock formations on Mars Cobblestones like those found by NASA’s Curiosity rover are usually found in dry environments, such as the canyons of Utah or southern Serbia.

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