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NASA's Curiosity rover has a pet rock on Mars
![]() ![]() ![]() Mars is probably a pretty lonely place.* The red planet is littered with rusty red rocks and, as far as we k**w, devoid of any kind of life. But even so, rovers still roam the surface of the world on humanity's behalf, making their solitary treks along previously unexplored paths.* And sometimes, they make friends.* SEE ALSO: NASA photo captures the loneliness of the Mars Curiosity rover NASA's Curiosity rover — which has been exploring the red planet's Gale Crater since 2012 — appears to have a little pet rock caught in one of its wheels.* The rock got stuck in the right front wheel at some point in the last couple weeks, but scientists aren't exactly sure when it started hitching a ride because the rover doesn't snap photos of its wheels every day. Read more... More about Nasa, Science, Mars, Space Photos, and Curiosity Rover |
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