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Postcards from Mars: Petrified flower

publication date28. 02. 2022
tag iconMars Geology in space Curiosity

Rover Curiosity discovered a strange flower on the surface of Mars. It might resemble a flower, but it is not. According to experts it was created by interaction of water and minerals during a wetter epoch on the neighboring planet.

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missions icon Curiosity 26. 11. 2011 Ongoing

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