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Mars Rover Finds Unusual Rocks at 'Home Plate'

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the get-the-umpire-a-new-telescope dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After several months of driving nearly a kilometer, the Mars Rover Spirit has reached the semicircular plateau dubbed 'Home Plate' in Gusev Crater and has unearthed a puzzle. Spirit first got a good view of Home Plate in late August from 'Husband Hill'. The layered appearance is unlike anything yet seen by the rovers."

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  1. Re:Sediment? by tgd · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm no oncologist, but that little squishy thing I just sneezed out of my nose looks like a dislodged brain tumor.

    Can any resident Slashdot oncologists solve this mystery?