At the Mars Pathfinder Landing Site, the Surrounding Rocks Are

question 76

Multiple Choice

At the Mars Pathfinder landing site, the surrounding rocks are scattered and stacked against each other. This suggests that the spacecraft landed in

• A) an ancient floodplain
• B) the debris from a giant impact
• C) an area which had been subjected to wind erosion
• D) an area of explosive volcanic activity

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