Layered Rocks near Mount Sharp on Mars . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , JPL-Caltech , MSSS Explanation: What caused these Martian rocks to be layered? ... The featured image , taken last November by the robotic Curiosity rover , shows one-meter wide Whale Rock which is part of the Pahrump Hills outcrop at the base of Mount Sharp . ... Curiosity continues to find many layered rocks like this as it continues to roll around and up 5.5-km high Mount Sharp . ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...