NASA's Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars, which scientists believe could be foreign to the red planet. The rover discovered a boulder located near the rim of the Jezero crater within the Vernodden area. According to the space organisation, the rock is around 80 centimetres across. NASA now calls it 'Phippsaksla.'

NASA's Perseverance rover found a peculiar rock on Mars. Its composition suggests it may have originated from beyond our solar system. The rock, named Phippsaksla, stands out due to its unique shape and high iron and nickel content.

It's been five years since NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars, sending back images and data that have revealed some of the red planet’s oddest and most peculiar features. Now, the rover has stumbled across an unusually shaped rock about 80 centimetres across (about 31 inches) called "Phippsaksla.

NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to potentially interstellar origins. “This rock was identified as a target of interest,” the space agency wrote in a recent blog post detailing the potentially intergalactic gravelstone.

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