NASA experts are amazed.
The Mars rover “Curiosity” took pictures of a “strange structure” on the red planet.
Houston - There's a lot going on on Mars.
Mars rover “Curiosity” and its new colleague “Perseverance” send exciting photos to earth.
"Curiosity" has been in use in the Gale crater for more than ten years - since August 2012.
There he examines rock samples with drills and other instruments.
Of course, the Mars rover also has cameras on board.
And again and again the rover transmits fascinating images to earth.
On the NASA website you can find processed "Curiosity" photos and other Mars images.
Researchers and Mars enthusiasts are enthusiastic about these images.
Most recently, the Mars rover took a photo of a rock formation, which made some impression.
Mars rover "Curiosity" discovers "strange structure"
It is a particularly bizarre picture of an interesting rock texture, writes Abigail Fraeman, planetary geologist at NASA, about the photo discovery.
She is "still confused by the textures", the centimeter-sized bumps and bumps.
Mars geologist Gwénaël Caravaca describes the stone arch as a "strange structure".
Some see a strand of DNA or a snake or a fossil in the rock, he tweeted.
The Mars geologist suspects that different erosions have probably changed the rock.
Some see snake, some see horns, some see a DNA strain, but for the moment, what I see is a great RMI mosaic on this strange edifice, likely due to differential erosion on altered rocks # chemcam @MarsCuriosity https: // t. co / FyWpa85Epo
- Dr.
Gwénaël Caravaca 🔴 ⛏ (@GCC_Mars) July 28, 2021
Next, Mars rover “Curiosity” is supposed to conquer the mountain “Mount Sharp” and there to find out even more things about the red planet.
Mission on Mars
In 1997 the “Sojourner” landed, which only communicated with the earth for around three months.
In 2004 the twin rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity" followed.
Communication about "Spirit" was lost in a huge dust storm in 2007, "Opportunity" succumbed to the same fate in 2018.
In 2012 “Curiosity” landed.
The robot became a crowd favorite.
His team provides scientists and fans with news and photos via social networks.
In 2018, the stationary NASA lander "InSight" made it to Mars, and several probes orbit the red planet.
February 2021 "Mars 2020" - NASA mission: "Perseverance" landed on February 18.
Life on mars?
NASA could have made far-reaching mistakes
Is there life on Mars?
At least not what NASA might be hoping to find, and certainly not what it was expecting.
Because the US space agency could have brought living beings to Mars without having noticed.
A scientist who participated in a Mars mission in 1976 wrote about life on the planet - and "ghostly lights".
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