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NASA’s Curiosity rover spots unusually shiny Mars rock shaped like a pancake – CNET
The Martian explorer has delivered images of some delightful rocks recently, including one that looks breakfast and another like a drill bit.
A rock on Mars as seen by NASA’s Curiosity rover. This is exactly what my misshapen pancakes look like on Sunday mornings.
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There may be turmoil on Earth, but contemplating the quiet calm of weird rocks on Mars can be a soothing escape. Especially when they resemble common Earth objects, like pancakes and drill bits.
Curiosity snapped several views of a smooth, shiny rock on Nov. 3. It’s in good company with other smaller rocks that sport a similar sheen.
The larger rock looks…
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