Friday, 11 September 2015

Mars Panorama from Curiosity Shows Petrified Sand Dunes

Vista from Curiosity Shows Crossbedded Martian Sandstone

The next rock target to be drilled by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may be sandstone that was deposited by wind, unlike previous rock targets deposited by water.





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