Sept. 16 is National “Collect Rocks” Day. For geology buffs, Virginia is a great destination, as quite a few varieties of minerals have been discovered in the Commonwealth.

On March 16, the sun began to set and the lunar day was nearly over. Before its mission ended, Blue Ghost snapped high-resolution images of the scene. It was more than a few final pretty snapshots.

After landing in February 2021 in the Jezero Crater, the robot, controlled remotely from Earth, has since spent nearly four years searching for and collecting more than two dozen rock samples ...

The Rum rocks will be used to practise testing methods before a space mission returns with samples from the red planet. Nasa's Perseverance Rover is collecting rocks from a crater on Mars which ...

In honor of National "Collect Rocks" Day, here's a look at the wide variety of minerals -- such as crystals and precious metals -- that can be found across Central Virginia.

Nasa collect Rum rocks ahead of Mars space mission. 28 July 2023. Share Save. Share Save. ... "This seems strange when we think how wet and warm Rum is compared to present day Mars, ...