The robotic rover has been reading Mars' surface like a book for years now.
The U.S. space agency's Curiosity rover stumbled upon a book-shaped rock on the surface of Mars. Curiosity discovered the rock, which looks uncannily like a hardcover, on April 15.
Aptly, NASA scientists nicknamed the rock "Terra Firme", meaning "dry land" or "solid ground". The nickname reflects a sense of discovery by alluding to a phrase used by sailors upon discovering new continents, but also literally refers to the hard minerals Curiosity discovered on Mars.
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