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Feature called "Blackthorn" as seen by Curiosity in Gale Crater. It was a type of concretion. Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1029787/?site=msl Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
 
 
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Feature called "Blackthorn" as seen by Curiosity in Gale Crater.  It was a type of concretion.
 
Feature called "Blackthorn" as seen by Curiosity in Gale Crater.  It was a type of concretion.  That is it is a mineral formation that formed by minerals precipitating from water. Water going through the ground dissolves minerals.  These minerals can then be deposited around a nucleus.  The resulting structure will be harder than the ground around it.  When erosion removes the softer ground, the structure (called a concretion) will remain.


Source:  https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1029787/?site=msl
Source:  https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1029787/?site=msl


Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
== Licensing ==
== Licensing ==
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Summary

Feature called "Blackthorn" as seen by Curiosity in Gale Crater. It was a type of concretion. That is it is a mineral formation that formed by minerals precipitating from water. Water going through the ground dissolves minerals. These minerals can then be deposited around a nucleus. The resulting structure will be harder than the ground around it. When erosion removes the softer ground, the structure (called a concretion) will remain.

Source: https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1029787/?site=msl

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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