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blugbox

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6. Yeah either the color is different than what we are seeing...

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 03:29 PM

Mar 2021

Or perhaps at some point that rock had been exposed to surface water or a more acidic and humid atmosphere...

Very interesting either way! Hope we eventually get some answers!

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NASAPersevere: While the helicopter is getting ready, I can't help checking out nearby rocks. This [View all] soothsayer Mar 2021 OP

It looks like copper. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #1

If it is copper, does the blue color indicate oxidation? Midnight Writer Mar 2021 #2

Hmmm, now that you mention it, that makes no sense. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #4

Looks like copper oxidation blugbox Mar 2021 #3

No oxygen on Mars...so what does it mean? lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #5

Yeah either the color is different than what we are seeing... blugbox Mar 2021 #6

You think so? Sometimes (and they specify) various Celestial... electric_blue68 Mar 2021 #7

Most recent Mars landers didn't even have standard color cameras. lagomorph777 Apr 2021 #13

Right, all those little blue pebbles around it soothsayer Mar 2021 #9

Looks like mudstone with fossilized wormholes to me. denbot Mar 2021 #8

I assume the laser holes are the teeny tiny holes in the middle right part? LymphocyteLover Mar 2021 #10

Yes, very straight line of wee holes. I was confused at first soothsayer Mar 2021 #11

Perhaps similar to hematite-rich "blueberries" discovered by the Opportunity rover... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2021 #12

Puts me in mind of an 'ashtray' i made in kindergarten out of clay, then it was fired. Treefrog Apr 2021 #14

NASA is amazing. n/t Calista241 Apr 2021 #15