In late October, the rover photographed a scattering of bright white rocks. The Martian pebbles present two big mysteries: What are they made of, and how did they get there? Bright white pebbles ...
These observations aim to shed light on the formation process of these unusual white pebbles high up on the crater rim. Unfortunately, the scattered nature and small size of the rocks have prevented ...
On Mars however, with its lack of plate tectonics and a basaltic crust dominated by dark minerals like olivine and pyroxene, white rocks are a rare find. The science team planned several observations ...