White Boat Rock on Mars
Explanation:
What caused this rock to have an unusual shape?
Earlier this month the
robot Spirit rover on Mars stopped to examine
a rock dubbed "white boat", named for its unusually
light color and shape.
White boat, the large rock near the image center of the
above color-composite image, was examined by Spirit just after
Adirondack, a football-sized rock
determined to be composed of
volcanic basalt.
Spirit resumed scientific operations two weeks ago after
recovering from a
computer memory problem.
Spirit and its twin rover
Opportunity, on the other side of Mars, continue
to roam the red planet in search of clues to the ancient past of
Earth's most hospitable neighbor.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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