The rock that the Mars rover "Perseverance" sampled and analyzed is about 1.7 times one meter in size. Because it doesn't lie flat, scientists want to examine the rock in more detail.
Analysis of the rock could also provide information about the climatic conditions that existed on Mars at the time of its formation. The rock is of great interest to researchers, but it is questionable whether the Mars sample can ever be examined on Earth. The rover has already filled 24 small containers with samples that will one day be brought back to Earth. It has been analyzing rocks in the Jezero crater on Mars for more than three years on behalf of the US space agency NASA. The latest Mars find suggests that the stone must have been in the water for a long time - perhaps on an ancient Martian beach. Is it possible the stone could contain traces of possibly preserved previous Martian life? At least that is the hope of scientists on Earth, who want to study the rock.