A Rock with Zebra-Like Patterns Has Been Discovered on Mars!

Scientists were constantly discovering new things about the Red Planet with the vehicles sent to Mars. Now a new one has been added to these. NASA’s Perseverance Roverfound a very interesting rock on the planet.

What makes this rock interesting is zebra-like It has an appearance we have never seen before. vehicle, rock Jezero Krateri’nde was discovered.

This is what the zebra pattern rock looks like:

Even though we’re exploring Mars, there’s still a lot we don’t know about it. This rock, which has been encountered for the first time and has a dazzling appearance, is the newest example of this. Image of the rock you can see from above, taken by Perseverance on September 13 It was taken while climbing a cliff at the edge of the crater.

Like other interesting formations on the planet, this rock was given a name. Scientists find this formation Castle Freya he named it. According to the information received, the size of the rock is quite small. so that around 20 centimeters It is thought to be. Their zebra-like patterns consisting of dark and light stripes are mystery. Athanasios Klidaras, who works in the field of planetary science, shared his predictions about the rock in his statement:

“We have limited knowledge of its chemical composition, but initial guesses are lines formed by magmatic and/or metamorphic processes that it could happen. Castle Freya probably came here from somewhere else, as it is a loose rock that is clearly different from the other rock. Maybe it rolled down. This possibility excites us. Because as Perseverance continues to climb the slope, we may encounter other examples of this new rock type and allow us to make more detailed measurements.”

That’s all we know about the rock so far. NASA will also use Perseverance to conduct further research and try to solve its mystery.