Sandstone layers with varying resistance to erosion are evident in this space wallpaper of a Martian scene recorded by the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Feb. 25, 2014, about one-quarter mile (about 400 meters) from a planned waypoint called "the Kimberley." [Full Story]
Layers of Sandstone | Space Wallpaper

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