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Mars Rover Curiosity Examines Possible Mud Cracks
The network of cracks in this Martian rock slab called "Old Soaker" may have formed from the drying of a mud layer more than 3 billion years ago. The view spans about 3 feet (90 centimeters) left-to-right and combines three images taken by the MAHLI camer
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Scientists used NASA's Curiosity Mars rover in recent weeks to examine slabs of rock cross-hatched with shallow ridges that likely originated as cracks in drying mud.
From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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