NASA Orbiter Finds Martian Rock Record With 10 Beats to the Bar
Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 18:07
in Astronomy & Space
Climate cycles persisting for millions of years on ancient Mars left a record of rhythmic patterns in thick stacks of sedimentary rock layers, revealed in three-dimensional detail by a telescopic camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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