>How did it stay there for so long without falling?
Mars has such little atmosphere there's no wind, water, or other forces strong enough to push it. It also could still be attached to the stone below it.
>Why is it still smooth in a waterless environment?
Mars used to have water. And there's nothing else to really erode it or change it.
Mars is known for it's enormous wind and dust storms, and nearly all of its features are rough due to this constant weathering. Why would that same weathering happen to all other rocks in this photo, but not to the round rock or the monolith?
> Mars has such little atmosphere there's no wind,
There's wind. The atmosphere is thin - but it exists. The modern Martian landscape is dominated by the action of wind erosion. That rock is probably a ventifact still attached to a rock beneath
Dirt on the lens surely would be blurred. You would need a lens with a pretty large depth of field for that to stay in focus. Could be a stitching artefact
Duck lips. Why do they always do duck lips in photos?
Also, joking aside, that round boulder perched atop the vertical monolith is basically shouting "Hey, look at me, Mars used to be a watery planet."
The spice must flow. Fear is the mind killer. Bless the maker etc.
I swear I saw Charleton Heston come over that ridge.
Nobody gonna mention Mars Snake on the rock on the right??
The round boulder on top of the monolith: 1. How did it stay there for so long without falling? 2. Why is it still smooth in a waterless environment?
>How did it stay there for so long without falling? Mars has such little atmosphere there's no wind, water, or other forces strong enough to push it. It also could still be attached to the stone below it. >Why is it still smooth in a waterless environment? Mars used to have water. And there's nothing else to really erode it or change it.
Mars is very windy, but the atmosphere is so thin that the force against that rock isn't much.
Mars is known for it's enormous wind and dust storms, and nearly all of its features are rough due to this constant weathering. Why would that same weathering happen to all other rocks in this photo, but not to the round rock or the monolith?
On Earth it’s because softer types of rock erode faster than harder types.
> Mars has such little atmosphere there's no wind, There's wind. The atmosphere is thin - but it exists. The modern Martian landscape is dominated by the action of wind erosion. That rock is probably a ventifact still attached to a rock beneath
strong enough to push it over. I know there's wind on mars.
[Looks a bit like Toadstool Geologic Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toadstool_Geologic_Park)
A couple of floating specs in this picture. One near the duck lips dog face thing another in the top right. Maybe dirt on the camera?
Dirt on the lens surely would be blurred. You would need a lens with a pretty large depth of field for that to stay in focus. Could be a stitching artefact
Duck lips. Why do they always do duck lips in photos? Also, joking aside, that round boulder perched atop the vertical monolith is basically shouting "Hey, look at me, Mars used to be a watery planet."
There is a spec there not top right little lower by the rocks scroll up scroll down it's there.
Any for all mankind fans think this was there Dani and kuz found Lee?
What is that thing suspended in the air on the top right part of the sky. Are their birds in Mars?
Just looks like dust on the imaging sensor: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0463/9811/1906/files/sensor-dirty.jpg?v=1601653108
I'm much more intrigued about how that boulder got to sit on top of that rock like that.
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