Small iron oxide nodules recently found on Mars by NASA’s Opportunity rover could have a geological kinship with similar spherules within certain sandstones of the Southwest, suggest scientists who are analyzing the terrestrial material.
PLANETARY BERRIES. Some hematite concretions from Utah (left, largest shown is 5 centimeters across) resemble those discovered on Mars (right, largest is 5 millimeters across).
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