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Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations

23 Feb 2026, 17:58 GMT By Rafael Alanis
Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations
Credit: Rafael Alanis

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered these bumpy, pea-sized nodules while exploring a region filled with boxwork formations — low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in-between. This mosaic is made up of 50 individual images taken by Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), a camera on […] The post Curiosity Studies Nodules on Boxwork Formations appeared first on NASA Science .