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Wind-carved crags called yardangs on the northwestern horizon of Mount Sharp, seen in early morning light with blue tones in the foreground, from a Curiosity rover panorama processed without white balancing.

NEWS Space and Planetary Science

Curiosity's uncorrected Martian dawn photo shows a 10-mile rock layer scientists still can't explain

NASA released a Curiosity panorama on Oct. 6, 2026, processed without the usual white balancing, showing a 10-mile wind-carved layer on Mount Sharp whose origin scientists still cannot explain. The rover hopes to reach it in 2027.