Pot of Gold (Mars)

Pot of Gold (Mars)

MarsGeo
name=Pot of Gold


caption=The knobby Martian rock "Pot of Gold"
type=Rock
latitude=14.6
N_or_S=S
longitude=175.5
E_or_W=E

Pot of Gold is the nickname for a knobby, softball-sized rock in Gusev Crater on Mars. During an examination by the Mars Exploration Rover "Spirit" on June 25, 2004 Hematite was first detected by "Spirit", suggesting a watery past on Mars. [Cite web | url = http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2004-161 | title = Mars Rovers Surprises Continue | work = JPL website | accessdate = 2006-10-06]

References

ee also

*List of rocks on Mars

External links

* [http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/ Nasa's Mars Exploration Program]


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