The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s latest Mars rover touched down on Mars at the beginning of 2021, and it has spotted some more formations, cat loaf rock being one of them. There are no cats living on Mars, but NASA’s rovers, Perseverance, spotted a unique formation of rocks resembling a loafing cat.
It is a loaf position, which was observed on Mars by the Perseverance rover. A loaf is when a cat has its legs folded underneath them, it’s tail hidden, just like a bread loaf head.
At a different angle, or a different time of day, this could have looked like any old lumpy Martian rock, but instead, it looks like a plump cat having a peaceful moment. The angles in the photograph combined to emphasize how shadows illuminated the cat-like ears on the rock’s head, and the way its long body makes it appear cat-like. At just the right moment and location for the Perseverance Rover, a Mars rock appeared like a quiet, drowsy cat with swollen cheeks.
Beyond the rock that looked like a cat, the Perseverance Rover captured the dramatic view of the moon Mars in a potato-shaped form (called Phobos) crossing in front of the sun. NASA’s Perseverance Rover snapped the cat-loaf rock at Jezero crater during its 551st Mars sol on Sept. 8. The Martian rock was seen on Sept. 8, 2022, inside Jezero crater, using one of the cameras mounted on the rover’s mast.
This is not the first time that Perseverance Rovers have found such unusual fiber-like material. NASA has confirmed again that the team is now looking at where this unusual — feline-hair-like — fiber came from. NASA will be investigating if this debris originated with the Perseverance Rovers, or external fragments of the Entry, Descent, and Landing System, which was dumped early in the mission.
The case summary does not identify dietary cat food. A Mars Petcare ad that touted the effects of diet cat food was found to be misleading by Advertising Standards Canada, as before and after images appeared to show two different cats.
Mars Petcare, which sells Whiskas, Iams, and Temptations cat products, is a major pet food distributor in the world. Mars Petcare is part of the same entity that markets Mars Chocolate Bars and M&Ms; Despite this, Mars Pet Nutrition Europe announced in June that 100% of the fish used in their pet products, which are available in Europe, are sustainably sourced and aligned with the Marvs Petcare Sources Guidelines. In 2016, Mars estimated that 43% of its fish and seafood ingredients were sustainably sourced, suggesting 57% of the sources for its fish were not.
NASA’s Mars Pathfinder transmitted over 16,500 images and 8.5 million measurements of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and wind speeds. Mars Pathfinder was an ambitious mission that sent a lander and separate remotely operated rover to the Red Planets’ surface, NASA’s second of its Discovery missions. NASA’s Mars Pathfinder was designed in large part to demonstrate a cost-effective method for sending a suite of scientific instruments and a remotely operated rover to the surface of the Red Planet.
Although the planned lifespans for NASA’s Mars Pathfinder and the Sojourner rover were expected to be one month and one week, these times have been exceeded three times and twelve times, respectively. The following day, NASA’s Mars Pathfinder deployed the Sojourner rover onto the Martian surface through the Landing Pad. NASA’s Mars Pathfinder bounced at least 15 times before coming to rest, after which an airbag deflated and revealed a lander.
No one would have thought that the sprawling, rough-and-tumble Mars planet could have cats. Mars is one large Siberian cat of mackerel-black tabby coloration and a great breed. The cat was mild-mannered and gentle, loving companionship and attention.
Mars is a loving mother to her litter, showering unconditional affection on them. On her first night of adoptive parenthood, the cat is tense and extremely protective of her kits (Reese, Hershey, Ruth, and Twix). The next day, Laura Malone woke to the cat greeting her at the door, while Marth warmed to her and turned into a cozy marshmallow. Hershey was never far away from Mars’s mother and loved snuggling with her while napping, as well as wrestling her with her tail.
The cat loaves rock picture has been an Internet sensation among space, Mars fans, and animal lovers. The Science Times reported the picture of a strange-looking cat loaf rock found on Mars became NASA’s photograph of the week.
The Jordan Brands 2017 Calendar, the first issue, features the Jordan Sons of Mars Jordan Brands 2017 Black Cat. Look for the Jordan Son of Mars Black Metallic release on December 15, 2016, in selected Jordan Brand retailers. This Black Cat Look features elephant prints along the toe, heel, and belt for added texture, micro-perforations graze across the midsole, and a mesh Air Jordan 4 collar that helps to ventilate the tongue.