Knobbly Textured Sandstone on Mount Sharp, Mars
Patches of Martian sandstone visible in this view from NASA Curiosity Mars rover have a knobbly texture due to nodules apparently more resistant to erosion than the host rock in which some are still embedded.
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PIA20322
Date Created
March 11, 2016
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JPL
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