Science
Pilbara region rock on way to Mars as part of NASA’s latest Perseverance mission – The West Australian
A joke from two researchers in Marble Bar has become reality thanks to NASA
A rock from WAs Pilbara region is on its way to Mars as part of NASAs latest mission.
Chiselled from Marble Bar, about 190km south of Port Hedland, the five-millimetre by one-millimetre clump of red earth was selected because of the conditions it was formed in.
Researchers have been examining if the area mirrors that of Mars roughly 3.4 billion years ago, in a hope the lump will hold clues to the planet’s history.
NASA successfully launched this Perseverance Mars rover from Florida on Thurs…
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