好奇號探測器在火星上發(fā)現(xiàn)了花

During its ongoing investigation of Martian rocks in Gale Crater, the Curiosity rover stumbled on a tiny surprise. The rock artifact, which resembles a piece of coral or a flower, is smaller than a penny.
好奇號探測器日前在火星蓋爾隕石坑內的巖石上探查時，無意中遇到了一個小驚喜，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一塊狀似珊瑚或花朵的石頭，體積比一美分硬幣還要小。
The Martian "flower" and the spherical pieces next to it were likely "made in the ancient past when minerals carried by water cemented the rock," according to NASA.
美國宇航局稱，這朵火星上的“花朵”和附近的幾塊球狀石頭可能是“遠古時期水中礦物凝結成的石頭”。


Curiosity took an image of the rock arrangement on Feb 24 using the Mars Hand Lens Imager, a camera located on the end of its robotic arm.
2月24日，好奇號用機械臂末端的火星手持透鏡成像儀拍下了這幾塊小石頭。