{"id":458590,"date":"2022-06-06T23:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasa-rover-spots-bizarre-wizard-staff-on-mars\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T23:00:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T20:00:53","slug":"nasa-rover-spots-bizarre-wizard-staff-on-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-rover-spots-bizarre-wizard-staff-on-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA rover spots bizarre \u2018wizard staff\u2019 on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a242f5928388\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a242f5928388\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-rover-spots-bizarre-wizard-staff-on-mars\/#%E2%80%9CNASA_rover_spots_bizarre_%E2%80%98wizard_staff_on_Mars%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NASA rover spots bizarre \u2018wizard staff\u2019 on Mars&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNASA_rover_spots_bizarre_%E2%80%98wizard_staff_on_Mars%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NASA rover spots bizarre \u2018wizard staff\u2019 on Mars&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Space observers have spotted an odd object on Mars that looks like something Gandalf would carry.<\/p>\n<p>The peculiar piece resembles a wizard\u2019s staff with its crooked upright stance.<\/p>\n<p>It was seen by NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/14522534\/nasa-curiosity-mars-rover-space-selfie-2021\/\">Curiosity\u00a0rover<\/a>, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing across the Red Planet for almost a decade now.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, experts think they know what it is \u2014 and it\u2019s a lot less magical than you might hope.<\/p>\n<p>According to the SETI Institute, it is simply a piece of rock.<\/p>\n<p>And they have an explanation for the strange shape too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe spikes are most likely the cemented fillings of ancient fractures in a sedimentary rock,\u201d the research group said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rest of the rock was made of softer material and was eroded away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not significant.<\/p>\n<p>Sedimentary rocks often contain fossils among their layers.<\/p>\n<p>This means the object we see here may well hide secrets about past living things on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/18652773\/mars-auroras-mystery-solved-discovered-magnetic-field\/\">Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/curiosity-rover-29.jpg?w=964\" alt=\"Mars\" class=\"wp-image-22551611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/curiosity-rover-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1928 1928w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/curiosity-rover-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/curiosity-rover-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=964 964w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/curiosity-rover-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=482 482w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/curiosity-rover-29.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\"\/><figcaption>The rock was made of softer material and eroded away.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time strange things have been noticed on the Red Planet.<\/p>\n<p>Space sleuths couldn\u2019t believe their eyes last month when a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/18550533\/alien-hunters-spot-secret-doorway-mars\/\">secret doorway<\/a>\u00a0was uncovered among the rocks.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a weird object that resembled a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/17770341\/mars-weird-object-spotted-nasa-space\/\">bowling pin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; 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The peculiar piece resembles a wizard\u2019s staff with its crooked upright stance. It was seen by NASA\u2019s\u00a0Curiosity\u00a0rover, which has been traveling across the Red Planet for almost a decade now. 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