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NASA discovers a rock on Mars that doesn't belong on the red planet: Why the discovery is considered extremely unusual

2025-11-24 12:27:57Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
NASA discovers a rock on Mars that doesn't belong on the red planet: Why
NASA discovers a rock on Mars that doesn't belong on the red planet

More than five years after the start of the mission, NASA's Perseverance rover continues to explore the surface of the red planet, doing what it would do every five years, stopping to look at every rock in its path, according to sciencealert.com.

One of the latest discoveries seems extremely unusual, leading scientists to think it may not have come from Mars at all.

Found in the Vernodden area of ​​the Jezero crater, the approximately 80-centimeter-wide stone was named Phippsaksla.

NASA discovers a rock on Mars that doesn't belong on the red planet: Why

NASA has released two photos of the rock, one up close and one further away.

NASA discovers a rock on Mars that doesn't belong on the red planet: Why

What makes Phippsakslan unique in this geological setting is its composition; being rich in iron and nickel, it appears that it has not always been on Mars, but is a meteorite that fell to the planet in the past.

Iron-nickel meteorites are much rarer than stony ones and usually form from the cores of large asteroids, where heavy minerals concentrate in the center of hot rocks in the early days of the Solar System.

NASA scientists first noticed it for its unique shape. It appeared larger and taller than the surrounding rocks, with a curious carved appearance.

Further analysis will be needed to confirm whether it is indeed a meteorite on the surface of Mars, but if it is, it will be another important achievement for Perseverance and will give us more information about the red planet and its history.

Since landing on Mars in February 2021, Perseverance has accomplished a lot. It has traveled around ancient lake beds, discovered unusual rocks, and found signs that life forms may have once existed on the planet.

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