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Out of this world: NASA shares images of Mars’ diverse landscape
NASA recently shared a collection of images that its Curiosity Mars rover has taken showing the planet’s diverse landscape, and they look out of this world — literally. Over the past year, the Curiosity rover has been bopping about, traveling to different regions of the planet to give scientists a better look into Mars’ past. The images captured drastically different landscapes and some could very likely be mistaken for a desert area somewhere on Earth. FILE - NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of a sulfate-bearing region using its Mastcam on May 2, 2022, the 3,462nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Dark boulders seen near the center are thought to have formed from sand deposited in (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)The rover also got extremely clear images of flaky, layered rocks that scientists posit could have been formed in an ancient streambed or small pond. FILE - NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of layered, flaky rocks believed to have formed in an ancient streambed or small pond.