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NASA's Perseverance rover captures image on Mars that resembles a helmet

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a photo on August 5, 2025, of a rock on Mars resembling a centuries-old helmet at Jezero Crater.
The rover was deployed to Jezero Crater to investigate Mars' past presence of water and to explore evidence of early microscopic life in order to evaluate the planet's former potential to support life.
The rock, named Horneflya and covered almost entirely in spherical mineral deposits called spherules, likely formed through natural processes such as volcanic activity or chemical weathering.
NASA spokesperson David Agle explained that the rock, called Horneflya, is notable not so much for its hat-like appearance but because it is composed almost entirely of small spherical formations.
Perseverance's ongoing research, including core sample collection, aims to pave the way for future human Mars missions under NASA's Artemis program, which starts with lunar base establishment.

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