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Comparison of a picture from Mars (left) to a picture from Earth (right) (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Those particular rocks seem to be sandstone, though... which would pretty much be proof of liquid water having existed at some point.

Rocks are rocks, sure... but rocks tell stories, and these ones are telling a story that, while common and somewhat uninteresting on Earth, is quite interesting indeed when told on Mars.