Scientists have been able to explain where the Martian “wandering stone” came from

If anyone hoped that the reptilians had been thrown at the Martians by stone, those hopes could be abandoned. The fact is that scientists, having a lot of discussion, were able to find an acceptable (and provable) explanation for the origin of this stone: the stone was broken by the rover’s wheel, while the rover was moving on the surface.

The stone itself appeared in the photos taken by the rover, at 3537 sol, the stone was absent in the photo for 3536 sol. At the same time, scientists noted that one of the sides of the stone is dark with light inclusions, and the content of some elements (for example, Mn, S) is higher there than in other specimens of the rock analyzed. Geologists explained all this by the fact that manganese and sulfur gradually accumulated in the stone as the moisture dried up, in which there were a lot of dissolved salts.
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According to scientists, all this happened relatively recently (recently with respect to geological time), either on or under the surface, and under the influence of erosion, the underground layer came to the surface.

After the "stray stone" was found, the rover team took it some distance away, and there was again found a similar stone, but already with the trail of the rover wheel on it. The second stone was also dark on one side, and had light blotches. Actually, after that it was necessary to add 2 and 2, and to debate a little.

In general, we will wait for the disclosure of new secrets, good, Mars keeps them a lot, and we still do not even imagine what the Red Planet can show us.

Via techtimes