Mysterious bundle of string on Mars’ surface found by Perseverance rover0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 10, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured an unusual image of something lying in the red sand of Mars: a bundle of string.
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured an unusual image of something lying in the red sand of Mars: a bundle of string.
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