NASA has released the clearest view of Mars yet, showing blue rocks across the Martian landscape.
These images were taken by the Perseverance rover while it was exploring the planet.
The jagged, deep blue volcanic basalt rock was discovered atop the dry ruins of an ancient lakebed, the Daily Mail reported.
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NASA has released the clearest view of Mars yet, showing blue rocks across the Martian landscape. (NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology)
NASA discovered the boulder at Mount Washburn, a rocky area in Jezero Crater that is believed to have been home to an ancient lake billions of years ago.
The name “Mount Washburn” comes from the mountain in Yellowstone National Park.
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The spacecraft encountered white striped rocks in a blue rocky field. (NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover)
The spacecraft encountered white striped rocks within a field of blue rocks. The Perseverance science team named the light-toned rock with dark spots “Atco Point.”
While the blue rocks are primarily volcanic basalts unique to the Martian landscape, NASA says Atco Point is made of plagioclase, a volcanic rock rich in silica never before recorded on Mars. I concluded.


The name “Mount Washburn” comes from the mountain in Yellowstone National Park. (NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover)
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According to Marca, this rock type was theorized to exist, but had never been seen in the Martian landscape.
“Are there other rocks like this near the rim of Jezero Crater? I’ll look into it,” said the Perseverance rover’s X account.