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    Rocknest 3 is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate...
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    Sand tracks – uncover finer grains (Curiosity rover; December 3, 2015). "Rocknest 3" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on Curiosity (October 5, 2012)...
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    at Rocknest, October 17, 2012). "Rocknest 3" rock - ChemCam and APSX target (Curiosity, October 5, 2012) (white-balanced image). "Rocknest 3" rock – ChemCam...
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    rock outcrop (close-up; 3D) (September 12, 2012) "Rocknest" sand on Mars – scoffmark made by the Curiosity rover (MAHLI, October 4, 2012) "Rocknest 3"...
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    Martian soil—feldspar, pyroxenes, olivine revealed (Curiosity rover at "Rocknest", October 17, 2012) Lunar ferrous anorthosite #60025 (plagioclase feldspar)...
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    analyzed a rock named "Rocknest 3" with the APXS and then resumed traveling toward "Point Lake" overlook on its way to Glenelg Intrigue. On 3 December 2012...
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    Yogi Rock is a rock on Mars that was discovered during the Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997, and named by Geoffrey A. Landis. The rocks found on the mission...
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    scientists to identify the minerals being analyzed. On October 17, 2012, at "Rocknest", the first X-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil was performed. The...
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    The pyroxenes (commonly abbreviated Px) are a group of important rock-forming inosilicate minerals found in many igneous and metamorphic rocks. Pyroxenes...
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    surface. On October 17, 2012, the Curiosity rover on the planet Mars at "Rocknest" performed the first X-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil. The results...
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    detected "abundant, easily accessible" water (1.5 to 3 weight percent) in soil samples at the Rocknest region of Aeolis Palus in Gale. In addition, the rover...
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    Basketball-Shaped Discovery Stirs Controversy Rover finds meteorite on Mars Heat Shield Rock is a basketball-sized iron-nickel meteorite found on the Meridiani Planum...
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    "ill-lawn roo-ah") is a rock discovered on Mars in September 2010 by the Opportunity rover. It is a 45 centimeter wide dark rock that is thought to be an...
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    Jake Matijevic (or Jake M) is a pyramidal rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on...
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    detected "abundant, easily accessible" water (1.5 to 3 weight percent) in soil samples at the Rocknest region of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater. In addition...
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    N165 (redirect from Coronation rock)
    N165 ("Coronation" rock) is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on the planet Mars near the landing site ("Bradbury Landing") of the...
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    Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's first target rock. Scientists chose Adirondack to be Spirit's first target rock after considering another, called Sashimi...
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    Barnacle Bill is a 40-centimetre (16 in) rock on Mars in Ares Vallis. It was the first rock on Mars analyzed by the Sojourner rover using its Alpha Proton...
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    Mars (1 August 2013) (3-D). Curiosity's view of the Glenelg Area – where three terrains merge (19 September 2012). "Burwash" rock on Mars - as viewed by...
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    longer. On 17 October 2012, the Curiosity rover on the planet Mars at "Rocknest" performed the first X-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil. The results...
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    Inlet is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The rock was encountered...
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    Bounce Rock is a football-sized primarily pyroxene rock found within the Meridiani Planum of the planet Mars. It was discovered and observed by the Mars...
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    March 3, 2021. Rincon, Paul (March 19, 2013). "Curiosity breaks rock to reveal dazzling white interior". BBC. Retrieved March 3, 2021. "White Mars rock dazzles...
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    windblown material called Rocknest, which had provided a sample previously for mineralogical analysis by CheMin instrument. 3 December 2012: NASA reported...
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    detected abundant chemically-bound water (1.5 to 3 weight percent) in soil samples at the Rocknest region of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater. In addition...
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    landing on or impacting the surfaces of Venus in 1966 (Venera 3), Mars in 1971 (Mars 3, although a fully successful landing didn't occur until Viking...
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    needed] On October 17, 2012, the Curiosity rover on the planet Mars at "Rocknest" performed the first X-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil. The results...
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  • Thumbnail for Link (Mars)
    Link is a rock outcrop on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The outcrop...
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  • Archean Slave Craton, a 1.1 kilometre thick wedge of carbonates formed the Rocknest Formation, which thins to the east. The Slave Craton (also known as the...
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    Last Chance is a layered rock outcrop found within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars, discovered by the Mars Exploration...
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