List of rocks on Mars

List of rocks on Mars
This is an alphabetical list of named rocks (and meteorites) found on Mars, by mission. This list does not include Martian meteorites found on Earth.
Names for Mars rocks are largely unofficial designations used for ease of discussion purposes, as the International Astronomical Union's official Martian naming system declares that objects smaller than 100 m (330 ft) are not to be given official names. Because of this, some less significant rocks seen in photos returned by Mars rovers have been named more than once, and others have even had their names changed later due to conflicts or even matters of opinion. Often rocks are named after the children or family members of astronauts or NASA employees. The name Jazzy, for example, was taken from a girl named Jazzy who grew up in Grand Junction, CO, USA. Her father worked for NASA and contributed to the findings and naming of the rocks.
1976 – Viking program: Viking 1 and Viking 2 landers
Big Joe
Bonneville
Delta
Midas Muffler
Mr. Badger
Mr. Moley
Mr. Rat
Mr. Toad
Patch
Big Joe rock on Mars – viewed by the Viking 1 Lander (February 11, 1978).
Big Joe rock on Mars – viewed by the Viking 1 Lander (February 11, 1978).
Big Joe rock on Mars – viewed by the Viking 1 Lander.
Rocks on Mars – viewed by the Viking 1 Lander (July 21, 1976).
Rocks on Mars – viewed by the Viking 2 Lander (September 5, 1976).
Rocks on Mars – viewed by the Viking 2 Lander (September 25, 1977).
1997 – Sojourner rover (Mars Pathfinder)
Anthill
Auto
Baby Otter
Bama
Bambam
Barnacle Bill
Barsoom
Basket
Bebob
Blackhawk
Book Shelf
Booboo
Bosco
Boyle
Brak
Brick
Broken Wall
Bug
Bullwinkle
Bunky
Cabbage Patch
Calvin
Cardiac Hill
Casper
Chimp
Clumk
Contour
Couch
Cradle
Darth Vader
Desert Princess
Dilbert
Dilbert's Boss
Dogbert
Dragon
Duck
Elvis
Ender
Flat Top
Flipper
Flute Top
Frog
Froggy
Garfield
Garibaldi
Garrak
Geordi
Ginger
Goldilocks
Goose
Gosling
Grandma
Grizzly
Grommit
Gumby
Half Dome
Hamster
Hardstop
Hassock
Hedgehog
Hero
Hippo
Hobbs
Homer
Hoppy
Iggie
Iguana
Indiana Jones
Jailhouse
Janeway
Jazzy
Jedi
Jimmy Cricket
Kitten
Lamb
Landon
Little Flat Top
Longhorn
Lookout
Lozenge
Lumpy
Lunchbox
Mafalda
Marvin the Martian
Matterhorn
Mesa
Mini
Mint Julep
Moe
Mohawk
Mouse
Mr. Mole
Nibbles
Nigel
Obelisk
Otter
Pancake
Paz
Penguin
Picnic
Piglet
Pinky
Pinocchio
Piper
Platypus
Pokey
Poohbear
Poptart
Potato
Pumpkin
Pyramid
Pyramid Point
Ratbert
Ren
Rocky
Rolling Stone
Rye Bread
Sandworm
Sardine
Sassafras
Scooby Doo
Scout
Seawolf
Shaggy
Shark
Simba
Sisyphus
Smidgen
Snoopy
Snowy
Snukums
Souffle
Squash
Squeeze
Space Ghost
Spock
Spud
Stack
Stimpy
Stripe
Stump
Sulu
T. Rex
The Dice
Tick
Tigger
Titus
Torres
Troll
Trooper
Turtle
Tweak
Valentine
Warthog
Wedge
Woodie
Yogi
Zaphod
Zorak
Zucchini
Rover Map of Sojourner's route on Mars (Sol 83, 1997) (Archive [72] ).
Barnacle Bill rock on Mars – near the Sojourner Rover.
Barnacle Bill rock on Mars - viewed by the Sojourner Rover.
Yogi rock (circled) on Mars – near the Sojourner Rover.
Yogi rock on Mars – analyzed by the Sojourner Rover.
Yogi rock on Mars - viewed by the Sojourner Rover.
2004 – Spirit rover (MER-A)
Aboa
Adirondack
Allan Hills (iron meteorite)
Arctowski
Belgrand
Bread-Basket
Casey Station
Castilla
ChanCheng
Cheyenne
Clovis
Coba
Cobra Hoods
Concordia
Davis
Druzhnaya
Ebenezer
El Dorado
Esperanza
Faget (geological feature)
Ferraz
Garruchaga
Gueslega
Halley
Home Plate (geological feature)
Humphrey
Juan Carlos
Jubany
King George Island
Kohnen
Korolev
Macquarie
Magic Carpet
Marambio
Mazatzal
Melchior
Mimi
Molodezhnaya
Montalva
Oberth (geological feature)
O Higgens
Orcadas
Pot of Gold
Prat
Primero
Riquelme
San Martin
Sashimi
Scott Base
Sejong
Signy
Sobral
Stone Council
Sushi
Tetl
Tor
Tyrone
Vernadsky
Vostok
Wasa
White Boat
Wishstone
Zhong Shan (iron meteorite)
Rover Map of Spirit's route on Mars (Sol 1509, April 2, 2008) (Archive to Sol 2555, March 15, 2011 [77] Current [78] ).
"Adirondack" rock on Mars – viewed by the Spirit Rover.
"Home Plate" rock outcrop on Mars – studied by the Spirit Rover.
"Mimi" rock on Mars – viewed by the Spirit Rover.
"Pot of Gold" rock on Mars – viewed by the Spirit Rover.
2004 – Opportunity rover (MER-B)
Amboy
Berry Bowl
Baltra
Block Island (iron meteorite)
"Blueberries"
Bounce
Bylot
Carousel
Chapeco
Cheyenne
Chocolate Hills
Cookies N Cream
Diamond Jenness
Earhart
El Capitan
Edmund
Ellesmere
Escher
Esperance[9]
Flatrock
Florianopolis
Guadalupe
Heat Shield (iron meteorite)
Homestake (vein)
Igreja
Ice Cream
Joacaba
Jornada del Muerto
Joseph McCoy
Kalavrita
Kettlestone
Kirkwood
Lamination
Last Chance
Lion Stone
Mackinac Island (iron meteorite)
Marquette Island
McKittrick
Meridiani Planum (iron meteorite)
Oileán Ruaidh (iron meteorite)
Palemop
Pilbara
Pinnacle Island
Puffin
Pyrrho
Razorback
Santa Catarina
Sarah
Sergeant Charles Floyd
Shark Pellets
Shark's Tooth
Shelter Island (iron meteorite)
Shoemaker
Slick
Snout
"Sparkling Spheres"
SpongeBob SquarePants
Steffers
Stone Mountain
Tennessee
The Outcrop
Tipuna
Tubarao
Videira
Wave Ripple
Whitewater River
Wopmay
Xanxer
Yuri
Rover Map of Opportunity's route on Mars (Sol 2055, January 24, 2009) (Archive to Sol 3342, June 21, 2013 [83] Current [84] ).
"Block Island" meteorite on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (July 31, 2009).
"Blueberries" (hematite spheres) on rock outcrop at Eagle Crater – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (Sol 46 – March, 2004).
"Blueberries" at "Kirkwood" near Endeavour Crater – Opportunity Rover (September 6, 2012).
"Bounce" rock on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover.
"El Capitan" rock outcrop on Mars – studied by the Opportunity Rover.
"El Capitan" rock outcrop on Mars – studied by the Opportunity Rover.
"Esperance" rock on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (February 23, 2013).
"Heat Shield" meteorite (officially, Meridiani Planum meteorite) on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (January 6, 2005).
"Homestake" vein on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (November 12, 2012).
"Jornada del Muerto" – rock found in Perserverance Valley (posted June 4, 2019).
"Last Chance" rock outcrop on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover.
"Mackinac Island" meteorite on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (October 13, 2009).
"Oileán Ruaidh" meteorite on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (September 24, 2010).
"Pinnacle Island" rock - "mysterious" appearance imaged by Opportunity (January 23, 2014).[10][11]
"Pinnacle Island" rock - "mysterious" appearance imaged by Opportunity (January 17, 2014).[11][10]
"Pinnacle Island" rock - microscopic view by Opportunity (February 1, 2014).[11][10]
"Pinnacle Island" rock - location where rock was dislodged by Opportunity (February 4, 2014).
"Shelter Island" meteorite on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (October 3, 2009).
"Shelter Island" meteorite on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (October 1, 2009).
"Sparkling Spheres" embedded in trench wall at Meridiani Planum - viewed by the Opportunity Rover (February, 2004).
"Whitewater River" rock on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity Rover (November 12, 2012).
2008 – Phoenix lander
Baby Bear
Burn Alive
Burn Alive 3
Dodo
Goldilocks
Lower Cupboard
Mama Bear
Neverland
Papa Bear
Rosy Red 2
Rosy Red 3
Runaway
Snow White
Stone Soup
Upper Cupboard
2012 – Curiosity rover (Mars Science Laboratory)
Alexander Hills (area)
Amargosa Valley (area)
Bathurst Inlet
Bonanza King
Book Cliffs (area)
Buckskin
Burwash
Chinle (area)
Confidence Hills (area)
Coronation
Crest
Crestaurum
Cumberland
Darwin Outcrop
Dingo Gap (area)
Discovery Ridge (area)
Egg Rock (meteorite)
Ekwir_1
Et-Then
Garden City (area)
Gillespie (area)
Gillespie Lake
Glenelg (area)
Goulburn
Harrison
Hidden Valley (area)
High Dune (area)
Hottah
Ithaca
Jake Matijevic
John Klein-A/B/C
Kimberley (area)
Knorr[14]
Lamoose
Lebanon (iron meteorite)
Link
Little Colonsay
Missoula
Mojave (area)
Mojave 2
Murray Unit (area)
Namib Dune (area)
Not Bones
Nova
Old Soaker
Pahrump Hills (area)
Panorama Point (area)
Pink Cliffs (area)
Point Lake (area)
Portage[15]
Rapitan
Rocknest (area)
Rocknest 3[16]
Sayunei
Selwyn
Sheepbed
Shoemaker
Snake River[19]
Stimson unit (area)
Strathdon
Sutton Inlier (area)[14]
Telegraph Peak (area)
Twin Cairns Island (area)
Unnamed-20120902
Unnamed-20180102
Vera Rubin Ridge (area)
Waypoint 1 (area)
Wernecke[14]
Whale
Wildrose
Windjana
Winnipesaukee
Yellowjacket
Yellowknife Bay (area)
First-Year & First-Mile Traverse Map [96] of the Curiosity rover on Mars (August 1, 2013; 3-D [97] ).
"Alexander Hills" bedrock on Mars - viewed by Curiosity (November 23, 2014).
"Bathurst Inlet" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (September 30, 2012).
"Bonanza King" rock on Mars - dusted and initially drilled (September 11, 2014).
"Bonanza King" rock on Mars - drilling stopped due to loose rock (September 11, 2014).
"Buckskin" rock on Mars – Curiosity drilling site(July 30, 2015).
"Burwash" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (October 29, 2012).
"Confidence Hills" rock on Mars - Curiosity's first target at Mount Sharp (September 24, 2014).
"Coronation" rock on Mars – first target of the ChemCam laser analyzer on the Curiosity rover (August 17, 2012).
"Coronation" rock on Mars – close-up - viewed by the Curiosity rover (August 17, 2012).
"Crestaurum" sand patch on Mars – before/after ChemCam laser hits – as viewed by Curiosity (October 20, 2012).
"Cumberland" bedrock on Mars - Curiosity's second drilling site (Yellowknife Bay; February 19, 2013; white balanced).
"Cumberland" bedrock on Mars - Curiosity's second drilling site - before/after (Yellowknife Bay; May 19, 2013).
"Darwin" rock outcrop on Mars - viewed by Curiosity (Waypoint 1; September 10, 2013; overview).
"Darwin" rock outcrop ridge - viewed by Curiosity (Waypoint1; September 21, 2013; context).
"Darwin" sandstone on Mars - viewed by the Curiosity rover (Waypoint 1; September 21, 2013; closeup).
"Egg Rock" meteorite on Mars - viewed by Curiosity (Murray formation; October 27, 2016; context).[21]
"Egg Rock" meteorite on Mars - viewed by Curiosity (Murray formation; October 27, 2016; closeup).[21]
"Ekwir_1" rock on Mars – cleaned with Curiosity's "Dust Removal Tool" (DRT) (January 6, 2013; closeup [98] ).
"Et-Then" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (October 29, 2012).
"Garden City" rock – as viewed by the Curiosity rover (March 18, 2015).
"Garden City" rock - closeup – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (March 2, 2015).
"Gillespie Lake" rock texture – as viewed by the MAHLI camera on the Curiosity rover (December 19, 2012).
"Goulburn" rock outcrop on Mars – ancient streambed viewed by Curiosity (August 17, 2012).
"Goulburn" rock outcrop on Mars – close-up viewed by Curiosity (August 17, 2012).
"Harrison" rock (and crystals) on Mars – viewed by the Curiosity rover (January 15, 2014).
"Hidden Valley" sand - Curiosity's tracks (August 4, 2014).
"Hidden Valley" water-related sedimentary deposits on Mars – Curiosity rover (August 7, 2014).
"High Dune" sand (undisturbed) on Mars – Curiosity rover (December 5, 2015).
"Hottah" rock outcrop on Mars – ancient streambed viewed by Curiosity (September 12, 2012; closeup [99] ; 3-D [100] ).
"Ithaca" rock on Mars – target of the ChemCam laser analyzer on Curiosity (October 30, 2013; closeup [101] ).
"Jake Matijevic" rock on Mars – a prime test target of the Curiosity rover (September 19, 2012).
Jake Matijevic rock on Mars – target of APSX & ChemCam on Curiosity (September 22, 2012).
"John Klein" A/B/C mudstone on Mars – near Curiosity's first drilling site (December 25, 2012).
"John Klein" mudstone - results of Curiosity's first drilling tests (Yellowknife Bay; February 6, 2013).[22]
"John Klein" mudstone - drill hole (1.6 cm (0.63 in)) made by Curiosity (Yellowknife Bay; May 10, 2013).
"Knorr" sedimentary rock on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on Curiosity (December 20, 2012).[14]
"Lamoose" rock (high silica levels) – viewed by Curiosity (July 11, 2015).
"Lebanon" meteorite on Mars – viewed by Curiosity (May 25, 2014).
"Link" rock outcrop on Mars – ancient streambed viewed by Curiosity (September 2, 2012).
"Little Colonsay" possible meteorite – viewed by Curiosity (November 26, 2018).
"Missoula" rock outcrop on Mars – viewed by Curiosity (July 1, 2015).
"Missoula" rock outcrop – "Buckskin" drilling site (July 1, 2015).
"Mojave 2" rock on Mars – drilling site - viewed by Curiosity (December 31, 2015).
"Murray Unit" sandstone nodules – viewed by Curiosity (March 9, 2016).
"Namib Dune" sand on Mars (at night) – (Curiosity rover; January 22, 2016).
"Not Bones" on Mars - viewed by Curiosity (August 21, 2014).
"Nova" rock on Mars – 1st laser spark imaged (Curiosity rover; July 12, 2014; video (01:07) [102] ).
"Nova" rock on Mars – ChemCam spectra (Curiosity rover; July 12, 2014).
"Old Soaker" rock slab on Mars – Possible mud cracks (Curiosity rover; December 20, 2016).
"Pahrump Hills" rock outcrop on Mars – viewed by Curiosity (September 23, 2014).
"Pahrump Hills" bedrock on Mars - viewed by Curiosity (November 9, 2014).
"Pahrump Hills" sand - viewed by Curiosity (November 13, 2014).
"Pahrump Hills" sand - Curiosity's tracks (November 7, 2014).
"Pink Cliffs" rock outcrop on Mars - viewed by Curiosity (October 7, 2014).
"Point Lake" rock outcrop (detail) on Mars – viewed by Curiosity (June 13, 2013; context [103] ).
"Rocknest" sand patch on Mars – target for the first use of Curiosity's scoop (September 28, 2012).
"Rocknest" sand – first X-ray analysis of Martian soil (Curiosity rover; October 30, 2012)[23]
"Rocknest" sand on Mars – scoffmark made by the Curiosity rover (MAHLI, October 4, 2012).
"Rocknest" sand patch on Mars – Curiosity's scooper sifts a load of sand (October 7, 2012).
Sand tracks – uncover finer grains (Curiosity rover; December 3, 2015).
"Rocknest 3" rock on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on Curiosity (October 5, 2012).
Sand moving on Mars – as viewed by Curiosity (January 23, 2017).
"Sayunei" rock on Mars – Curiosity's view at night (January 22, 2013; wh light).
"Sayunei" rock on Mars – Curiosity's view at night (January 22, 2013; uv light).
"Shaler" rock outcrop on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on the Curiosity rover (December 7, 2012).
"Sheepbed" rock outcrop on Mars – as viewed by the MastCam on Curiosity (December 13, 2012).
"Snake River" rock feature on Mars – as viewed by Curiosity (December 20, 2012).[19]
"Strathdon" rock on Mars – viewed by the Curiosity rover (July 9, 2019).
"Strathdon-closeup" rock on Mars – viewed by the Curiosity rover (July 10, 2019).
"Sutton Inlier" rock on Mars – broken by the Curiosity rover (January 31, 2013).[14]
"Sutton Inlier" soil on Mars - target of ChemCam's laser - Curiosity rover (May 11, 2013).
Tintina broken hydrated rock on Mars – viewed by Curiosity (January 19, 2013; context).[14][20]
Tintina broken hydrated rock on Mars – viewed by Curiosity (January 19, 2013; analysis).[14][20]
"Unnamed-20120902" rock on Mars – as viewed by the Curiosity rover (September 2, 2012).
"Unnamed-20180102" curious rock shapes (bio or geo?) on Mars – as viewed by Curiosity (January 2, 2018).[24][25]
"Unnamed-20180305" curious rock shapes (bio or geo?) on Mars – as viewed by Curiosity (March 5, 2018).[26][27]
"Wernecke" rock on Mars – cleaned with Curiosity's "Dust Removal Tool" (DRT) (January 26, 2013).[14]
"Whale" rock on Mars - cross-bedding due to passage of water - as viewed by Curiosity (November 2, 2014).
"Windjana" sandstone on Mars - as viewed by the Curiosity rover (Kimberley; April 23, 2014; context).
"Windjana" sandstone on Mars - drill hole (1.6 cm (0.63 in)) made by Curiosity (Kimberley; April 29, 2014).
"Winnipesaukee" rock on Mars - target of the ChemCam laser analyzer on Curiosity (June 8, 2014).
"Yellowjacket" rock on Mars – as viewed by the Curiosity rover (May 15, 2015).
Other rock formations
Cave entrances
Face on Mars
Mars monolith
Mars rootless cones
"Face on Mars" – due to Sun's lighting (Viking 1 orbiter; July 25, 1976)(40°45′N 9°28′W [104] ).
"Smiley face" in Galle Crater on Mars.(Viking 1 orbiter; 1970s).
"Heart-shaped" features on Mars (MGS, MOC; February 14, 2004).
Cave entrances (possible) on Mars (2001 Mars Odyssey; September 24, 2007).
Mars monolith on Mars – rectangular boulder (MRO; July 24, 2008)(7°13′52″S 267°21′00″E [105] ).
Oblong boulder on Mars – lands upright after rolling down a hill (MRO; July 3, 2014)(31°S 302°E [106] ).
Rootless cones on Mars – due to lava flows interacting with water (MRO; January 4, 2013)(21°57′54″N 197°48′25″E [107] ).
Spiderlike terrain on Mars
Dunes on Mars look like the Star Trek Starfleet emblem.[29][30]
See also
Composition of Mars – Branch of the Geology of Mars
Geology of Mars – Scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars
Formation of rocks
List of craters on Mars
List of minerals – A list of minerals for which there are articles on Wikipedia
List of mountains on Mars
List of quadrangles on Mars
List of rock formations – Links to Wikipedia articles about notable rock outcrops
List of rock types – A list of rock types recognized by geologists
List of valles on Mars – Wikimedia list article
Martian soil
Planetary nomenclature
Rock cycle – Transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
Water on Mars