Rolling Stones Take the Stage

The Rolling Stones took the stage at the Rose Bowl on Aug. 22, 2019. NASA's Mars InSight lander team named a Martian rock "Rolling Stones Rock."
August 22, 2019
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The Rolling Stones took the stage at the Rose Bowl on Aug. 22, 2019, after actor Robert Downey Jr. announced to the crowd that a rock on Mars had been named for the band. Named by NASA's Mars InSight lander team, "Rolling Stones Rock" rolled about 3 feet (1 meter) by InSight's thrusters as the spacecraft touched down on Mars on Nov. 26, 2018. It's the farthest NASA has seen a rock travel after landing a spacecraft on another planet. A little larger than a golf ball, the rock is about 2.2 inches (5.5 centimeters) in diameter and 1 inch (2.4 centimeters) in height. A series of divots marked its course after being set in motion by the landing.