It’s amazing to see so many clear pictures of Mars, but I have one question, why is the surface so smooth and easily traversable? I’d thought it would have been far more rocky than it appears to be. Or is the lander in this area of Mars because it is smooth?
Some great images - thanks! Though shouldn’t there be rocks that are maybe 5 stories tall, rather than garden / local park sized rocks? (Not impressed!) Or are these larger than it would appear because of the greater distances involved?
If the surface of Mars is being eroded by its atmosphere, then wouldn’t it become purely rocky over (presumably) millions of years with a more laden, hostile dusty atmosphere?
And, have the rovers mined down into the clay soil for further evidence of life? If there was evidence of even primitive life, shouldn’t there be plenty of fossilised evidence?