Layered rocks near Mount Sharp on Mars.
The leading hypothesis as to why these rocks are layered is an ancient Martian lake that kept evaporating and refilling for 10 million years but remained dry and empty for billions of years.
This image was captured by the Curiosity rover last November.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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