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NASA Perseverance Mars rover spots delightfully goofy rocks (is that a butt?) – CNET
Behold the funniest Mars rocks the rover has found so far.
Software engineer Kevin Gill spotted this brachiosaurus-shaped rock in images taken by the Perseverance rover on Mars.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin Gill
This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet.
NASA’s Perseverance rover is on Mars to undertake serious science, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun with some of the weirder rocks the wheeled explorer has spotted since landing in February.
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