{"id":14894,"date":"2025-04-25T19:50:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14894"},"modified":"2025-04-25T19:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T19:50:48","slug":"nasas-perseverance-rover-finds-strange-rocks-on-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14894","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Perseverance Rover Finds Strange Rocks on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Satellite observations had shown alternating stripes of light-colored and dark-colored rock in this area. In late March, Perseverance excavated one of the light-colored formations and collected a sample. In the process it discovered the strange rock\u2014which has been named \u201cSt. Paul&#8217;s Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Rock Outdoors and Soil\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671e\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/3_Mars_Perseverance_ZL0_1444_0795128838_239EBY_N0692124ZCAM04094_1100LMJ.png 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE fJvQtP caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI dDrfgT asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd kVUvEC iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>A photo of the St. Paul\u2019s Bay rock, the darker object on the right of the image. This photo was taken by Perseverance on March 13, 2025, using Mastcam-Z.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd isTgyB fNaHcW caption__credit\">PHOTOGRAPH: NASA\/JPL-CALTECH\/ASU<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">According to the Perseverance team, St. Paul\u2019s Bay is a \u201cfloat\u201d rock\u2014that is, a rock that should not exist at this location. But what created this rock formation on Mars, and how it came to be located in this region, remains unknown. This rock appears to be made up of smaller, round, dark gray stones each several hundred millimeters in size. The shapes of these small round stones vary: Some are oval-shaped, some have sharp edges, and some have small holes in them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">It\u2019s possible that these <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/blog\/shocking-spherules\/\">spherules are concretions<\/a>\u2014formations created by groundwater moving through pores in a rock, which suggests that there might have once been abundant liquid water on Mars. However, on Earth these spherules are also created when molten rock cools rapidly, for example after a volcanic eruption. The Perseverance science team is investigating the origin of the small round stones that make up St. Paul\u2019s Bay. It is possible that they are derived from a dark-colored stripe of rock formation observed nearby.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Rock Astronomy Moon Nature Night and Outdoors\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/680a392f45cfc0a2a34f671f\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/4_ASCAM_SOL1442_scam01442_MOS_LR08_FUS_RGB_____St_Pauls_Bay_________P01.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE fJvQtP caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI dDrfgT asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd kVUvEC iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>A magnified view of the St. Paul\u2019s Bay rock. This photo was taken by Perseverance on March 11, 2025, with the Remote Micro Imager (RMI) on its SuperCam.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd isTgyB fNaHcW caption__credit\">PHOTOGRAPH: NASA\/JPL-CALTECH\/LANL\/CNES\/IRAP.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Satellite observations had shown alternating stripes of light-colored and dark-colored rock in this area. In late March, Perseverance excavated one of the light-colored formations and collected a sample. 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