We have a lot of strange solar system. Whether it be places on our Earth, “huts” on the Moon, or alleged pyramids and a human face in Mars. The red planet, arid and windy, has a surface that resembles the Earth at some points, including “stones on the back of alligator skin“responsible for creating NASA change route rover curiosity.

Ventifactos damaged Curiosity

The “affectionate nickname” given to the stones is due to the similarity of the rocks with the scaly backs (and reliefs) of alligators. In English, the stones were named “crocodile“. This name uses the term “alligator”, which is basically the Anglican version of the word “alligator”. The word “back” comes from the word “back”. Check out the images:

Alligator stones on Mars. Credits: Disclosure/NASA.

However, these breeds have a scientific name crown fact. They are characterized by being stones that have been polished by erosion caused by grains of sand or small ice crystals carried by the winds. Despite a very curious form, the first meeting rover curiosity with them back in 2012 things didn’t go as planned. wheels martian jeep suffered damage. In order not to wear them out even more, the team NASA The project manager decided to change the route Curiosity.

The group also reported that the region where jeep if you eat more ventifactos than all other places visited in the last 9 years and 5 months. These stones on the back of alligator skin sandstones, the hardest type found Curiosity from the very beginning of your mission.

The Curiosity mission started in August 2012 and has no end date. It was originally closed in 2014, but continues to operate and plays a key role in plans for manned exploration of the red planet.

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