 False-color composite of BounceRock after being drilled by the rock abrasion tool of the Mars Exploration RoverOpportunity | |
| Feature type | Rock |
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| Coordinates | 1°54′S354°30′E / 1.9°S 354.5°E /-1.9; 354.5 |
Bounce Rock is a football-sized primarilypyroxene rock found within theMeridiani Planum of the planetMars. It was discovered and observed by theMars Exploration RoverOpportunity in April 2004. The rock was named for it having been struck byOpportunity as the craft bounced to a stop during its landing stage.
Bounce Rock bears a striking resemblance[1] to a class ofmeteorites found on Earth known asshergottites, that are believed to have originated from Mars.
Bopolu (crater) was identified as a possible source of Bounce Rock.[2]
Features onMars visited byOpportunity | ||
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| Craters |   | |
| Endeavour | ||
| Rocks(list) | ||
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