Perseverance collected its first crater-rim rock sample, named "Silver Mountain," on Jan. 28. (NASA scientists informally nickname Martian features, including rocks and, ...

The craters they leave behind are a window into the tumultuous history of Earth. ... It wasn’t until the 1960s when high-pressure forms of quartz were identified in the rocks, ...

The landscape is stark, dark and dramatic, formed by a series of eruptions in the last 16,000 years that have stacked layer ...

The surprising discovery of volcanic rocks by NASA's Perseverance rover in Jezero Crater could unlock Mars' climate history and reveal when the Red Planet was wet and potentially habitable.

Rocks from Mars' Jezero Crater, which likely predate life on Earth, contain signs of water. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 08 / 240814124510.htm.

New seismic data reveals that hundreds of space rocks crash into Mars each year, ... A meteoroid impact on Mars formed Martian craters, seen in blue, on September 5, 2021.

Perseverance’s challenging three-and-a-half month climb out of Jezero Crater has definitely been worth it, with NASA reportedly discovering a fascinating array of rocks worthy of detailed ...

The crater's igneous rocks were found to have interacted with water, making new minerals and depositing salts, though this water apparently was either in low abundance or not present very long ...

A distinctive rock formation helped the research team locate the Pilbara crater. "Exceptionally preserved" shatter cones – that is, cone-shaped fractures found in rocks that have been subjected ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has summitted the top of the Martian Jezero Crater following a monthslong climb. Up next is a new phase of exploration.

Hundreds of basketball-size space rocks slam into Mars each year, leaving behind impact craters and causing rumblings across the red planet, according to new research.