![]() Both structures are created as weathering by wind or water slowly erode softer rock surrounding harder rock. A butte (pronounced "byoot") is a taller, steeper tower of rock. A mesa (from the Spanish word for "table") is a large, elevated area with a flat top and steep sides, called a tableland in some countries. Mesas and buttes are geological terms for hard rock formations usually formed in arid regions. The images show eroded desert rock formations called mesas and buttes towering above a flat, desert-like foreground, part of a geological layer formed from lakebed mud deposits. The mosaic of photos transmitted by Curiosity are of a Martian region informally called the Murray Buttes, named nearly three years ago in honor of Caltech planetary scientist Bruce Murray, a former director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, which manages the Curiosity mission for NASA. ![]() ![]() 5 by NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, looks at first glance like it could have been taken in parts of the US southwest, Australia, Africa, Spain or India. First, youll need to create your prop: Start with a large ball (playground ball, basketball, etc.) Use masking tape to mark the equator around the ball. A stunning new 360-degree color image taken on Mars on Aug. ![]() Some day in the distant future, homesick Mars colonists in need of comfort might take a quick jaunt up Mt.
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