NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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Mission update (21 Mar): Shocking Spherules (science.nasa.gov)

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

or by the condensation of rock vaporized by a meteorite impact.

Yikes

[–] SpecialSetOfSieves@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Judging by the rocks Percy has been viewing in the last few sols, this hillside has seen quite a bit of hot/volcanic material falling from the sky, and not just from a single asteroid impact either. The geology here is captivating.