Most of you know that right now we have a rover on Mars, mapping out the land and testing the rocks of their elements. The rover up there now is called Opportunity. Opportunity is programmed to take photos of the landscape and recently it had taken a picture of the ground to the left. After 12 Martian days, a picture was taken of the same piece of land, however there was an object there that wasn't there before; a white, doughnut shaped rock.......
Could it be? Are there really aliens out in space? Is this a sign?.....Until next time on blogger.com!
Just kidding. Fortunately, the mystery was found and it turns out, our rover hasn't met up with some outer space creature from Dagobah (the reference is from Star Wars for all you Star Wars junkies). This rock was actually just overturned and scattered by one of the rover's tires. Weird looking rock though, right? Well, that's why it is actually nicknamed the Jelly Doughnut! After a chemical analysis, it was found that this rock was composed of twice as much magnesium than any other rock examined. This is another puzzle added onto the mysterious planet. But luckily, Opportunity is still functioning, and has been for 10 years, and is about to examine the Murray Ridge.
There is still so much to learn about our possible second home. Who knows there still might be a chance to find some other crazy creature that is living in our solar system with us!
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