{"id":147604,"date":"2025-08-15T10:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T10:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/147604\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T10:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T10:49:11","slug":"bizarre-alien-hat-found-by-rover-on-the-surface-of-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/147604\/","title":{"rendered":"Bizarre ‘Alien Hat’ Found By Rover on the Surface of Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover stumbled upon an unusual find during its latest sweep of Mars, as the space agency shared a photo of a curious rock found on the red planet\u2019s surface which looks exactly like a wide-brimmed hat. The rock, which appears to have a pointed-peak and wide brim, much like a witches hat or an old helmet, was selected as NASA\u2019s \u201cphoto of the week\u201d after it was spotted by the rover during a trip through the Jezero Crater on August 5. \u201cThis rock\u2019s target name is Horneflya and it\u2019s distinctive less because of its hat shape (which looks to me to be generally consistent with the pyramid shape we often see in of wind-eroded float blocks on the surface of Mars) and more because it\u2019s made almost entirely of spherules,\u201d Perseverance spokesman David Angle told Space.com<\/a>. Spherules, which are circular textures made through chemical weathering, mineral precipitation or volcanic processes, may offer a glimpse into Mars\u2019 \u201cwet history\u201d as the Perseverance team seeks to find evidence of ancient microbial life on the red planet. \u201cConceivably, microbial life could have lived in Jezero during one or more of these wet times,\u201d NASA said. \u201cIf so, signs of their remains might be found in lakebed or shoreline sediments.\u201d<\/p>\n

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