“Jelly doughnut” rock on Mars suddenly appears

Published January 21, 2014 8:58pm ET



PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NASA scientists are intrigued by a Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

The Opportunity rover earlier this month took an image of the rock, which was white around the outside and dark red in the middle. It was not present in earlier images of the same spot.

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