Crystals on Mars
The image above is a very zoomed in photo taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager that is on the Curiosity rover. The picture shows what appears to be elongated crystals formed from the precipitation of minerals dissolved in water. This is thought to be the result of a river that had once flowed on the surface of Mars. The rock above was named Mojave (from the Pink Cliffs Outcrop of the Pahrump Hills-- base of Mt. Sharp) and the picture was lit up by LED lights.
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