00:04We've seen a lot of weird photos of Mars before, like this one captured way back in 1976, seemingly appearing
00:10to be a face coming out of the Martian soil, or this one that appears to be a mysterious doorway,
00:15just to name a few.
00:16However, now the Mars Perseverance rover has discovered another interestingly shaped object on the red planet, this one resembling a
00:23delicious treat.
00:24This is what we are calling the donut rock, and while on Earth we might don a smile and move
00:28on, on Mars it could have a more significant implication.
00:31The image of the rock was just captured on June 22nd this year, but it's interesting because there's no water
00:36on Mars, and water is the main source of erosion on Earth.
00:39On Mars, erosion is more likely caused by wind, a difficult thing to do with such precision, though experts say
00:45that could very well still be the case.
00:47Still, the SETI Institute says it could also be a meteorite that crashed down as well.
00:51They even pointed out the similar looking rocks that landed nearby, suggesting they could be the donut holes of the
00:56larger piece.
00:57In fact, other experts say that since Mars lacks precipitation, meteors like what this could be often last much longer
01:03than they would on Earth, as wind weathering takes much longer.
01:06But Mars wasn't always without water, as the Gisero crater where Perseverance now operates was once a giant lake bed.
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