{"id":111885,"date":"2024-10-08T19:28:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111885"},"modified":"2024-10-08T19:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:28:52","slug":"nasa-releases-clearest-view-of-mars-blue-rocks-seen-on-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111885","title":{"rendered":"NASA releases clearest view of Mars, blue rocks seen on landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/air-and-space\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA has released<\/a> the clearest view of Mars\u00a0to date, with blue rocks observed across the planet&#8217;s landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The images were captured by the Perseverance rover as it explores the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Dark blue, jagged rocks of volcanic basalt were found on top of the dried remains of an ancient lakebed, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-13933475\/NASA-releases-clearest-view-Mars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/fast-facts-mars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>10 FUN FACTS ABOUT MARS, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RED PLANET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/bluerocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Field of blue rocks on Mars\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>NASA has released the clearest view of Mars\u00a0to date, with blue rocks observed across the planet&#8217;s landscape.<\/span> <span>(NASA\/JPL-Caltech)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA found the boulders on what has been dubbed &#8220;Mount Washburn,&#8221; a rocky field on the Jezero crater, where an ancient lake is believed to have been located billions of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The name &#8220;Mount Washburn&#8221; was given to the field of rocks in honor of a mountain in Yellowstone National Park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/spacex-launches-mission-space-station-bring-back-stranded-nasa-astronauts-next-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SPACEX LAUNCHES MISSION TO SPACE STATION THAT WILL BRING BACK STRANDED NASA ASTRONAUTS NEXT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/mars.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Boulders on Mars\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The rover came upon a white-striped rock within a field of blue boulders.<\/span> <span>(NASA&#8217;s Perseverance Mars Rover)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rover came upon a white-striped rock within the field of blue boulders. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Perseverance science team<\/a> nicknamed the light-toned boulder with dark speckles &#8220;Atoko Point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the blue rocks are primarily volcanic basalt, which is typical of Martian terrain, NASA concluded that &#8220;Atoko Point&#8221; is made of anorthosite-a silica-rich volcanic rock, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/science\/air-and-space\/mars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">never been documented on Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/343\/192\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/686\/384\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/672\/378\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1344\/756\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/931\/523\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1862\/1046\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200\/675\/marsrocks.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Blue rocks on Mars\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The name &#8220;Mount Washburn&#8221; was given to the field of rocks in honor of a mountain in Yellowstone National Park.<\/span> <span>(NASA&#8217;s Perseverance Mars Rover)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This rock type had been theorized to exist but never seen on the Martian landscape, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/lifestyle\/us-news\/2024\/10\/08\/67046927268e3e4d038b45c0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to Marca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are there other rocks like this near the Jezero Crater rim? I&#8217;m on my way to find out,&#8221; the Perseverance rover&#8217;s X account said.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/nasa-releases-clearest-view-mars-blue-rocks-seen-landscape\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has released the clearest view of Mars\u00a0to date, with blue rocks observed across the planet&#8217;s landscape. 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