Barnacle Bill (Martian rock)

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Barnacle Bill Rock
Sojourner and Barnacle Bill.jpg
Sojourner Rover next to the "Barnacle Bill" rock
Feature type Rock
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Barnacle Bill is a 40-centimetre (16 in) rock on Mars in Ares Vallis. It was the first rock on Mars analyzed by the Sojourner rover using its Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer. The encounter occurred during Sol 3 of the Mars Pathfinder mission on the surface of Mars and took ten hours to complete.

"Barnacle Bill" rock - close-up

Early analysis of data sent from Sojourner led scientists to speculate that the rock was andesite.

The name was inspired in mission scientists by barnacle-like structures on the rock that appeared in transmitted photos.

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(Opportunity) M
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(Spirit)
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(Opportunity) M
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(Opportunity) M
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(Curiosity)
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|(Notes: * = linked article is about the mission that encountered this rock; M = Meteorite)

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