Martian rock surface. Coloured image showing the coating of the 'Chocolate Hills' rock that was found on the rim of Mars' Concepcion crater. This thic

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Martian rock surface. Coloured image showing the coating of the 'Chocolate Hills' rock that was found on the rim of Mars' Concepcion crater. This thick coating could be remnants of a layer that was changed by the action of water and weather or melted when a meteor impacted Mars, ejecting this rock and others and creating the Concepcion crater. Imaged by the microscopic imager onboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, on 9th February 2010.

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Size: 4200px × 4225px
Photo credit: © NASA/JPL-CALTECH/CORNELL/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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