NASA Photographs Strange Rock ‘Spikes’ on Mars; Look

On May 15, 2022, space rover Curiosity, sent into space to explore. Gale Crater on Marsrevealed another interesting discovery about the red planet. Characteristics of a captured photo Two rock formations that look like stalactites and stalagmites at the base of Marsrocky structures in caves caused by drips.

according to the information SETI InstituteThe formations in the photo are “cemented fills of ancient fractures in a sedimentary rock,” Curiosity posted the photo a little over a week ago. According to SETI, the rock material should be soft and eroded until it looks like the picture.

SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is an institute created to study and observe intelligent life in outer space, aiming to find the origin of life.

The photo was taken with Curiosity’s Mastcam multispectral stereoscopic imaging device. So far, the team of the US space agency has not commented on the discovery of “Martian spines”.

strange rock structures

“Here’s another great rock in Gale Crater on Mars! The spikes are likely cemented fills of old fractures in a sedimentary rock. The rest of the rock is made of softer material and eroded,” the institute explained in a Twitter message.

#PPOD: Here’s another great rock in Gale crater on Mars! The spikes are most likely cemented fills of old fractures in a sedimentary rock. The rest of the rock is made of softer material and eroded. ??: @NASA @NASAJPL @Caltech #MSSS Fredk was acquired on May 17. pic.twitter.com/RGfjmRBfI7

— SETI Institute (@SETIInstitute) 26 May 2022

Gale Crater, where the photo was taken, is about 154 kilometers wide and was created after a meteor hit the planet about 3.7 billion years ago – all of which must be a case of pareidolia, a psychological phenomenon that creates misperceptions and allows people to recognize patterns. in pictures. Curiosity was sent to study the exact crater area and had been there for nearly a decade.