From Planet Rock.
57 years into their glittering career, The Rolling Stones have been bestowed with the ultimate honour – yes, a rock on Mars has been named after them.
Back on 26th November 2018, NASA’s InSight spacecraft touched down on Mars and sent a small rock, sized slightly bigger than a golf ball, flying a metre across the barren red surface of the planet.
NASA aptly dubbed rock in question the ‘Rolling Stones Rock’, as they explain: “Scientists working with NASA’s Mars rovers have given lots of unofficial nicknames to rocks and other geological features.
“Doing so makes it easier for them to discuss different objects and refer to them in science papers. So, while the name Rolling Stones Rock is informal, it will appear on working maps of the Red Planet.”
Geologist Matt Golombek, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, enthuses: “I’ve seen a lot of Mars rocks over my career. This one probably won’t be in a lot of scientific papers, but it’s definitely one of the coolest.”
Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. took to the stage before The Rolling Stones’ show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California last night (22nd August) to officially reveal the rock’s name to the public.
The 92,542-capacity stadium, which hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, is just a stone’s throw away from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Mick Jagger later told the audience during the band’s set: “NASA has given us something we have always dreamed of, our very own rock on Mars. I can’t believe it… I want to bring it back on put it on our mantelpiece.”
NASA is using its robotic missions to Mars to help prepare for eventual human exploration of the Red Planet.
Rolling Stones Rock on Mars (centre-ish) © NASA/JPL-Caltech
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ROLLING STONES Tattoo You (1981 UK first press 11-track LP, including Start Me Up & Waiting On A Friend. Complete with the illustrated card inner, the picture sleeve is Excellent with just minor shelf wear & the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with minimal play CUNS39114)
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ROLLING STONES On Air (2017 UK limited edition ONLINE EXCLUSIVE 32-track double LP pressed on HEAVYWEIGHT YELLOW VINYL featuring a collection of rarely heard BBC radio recordings from the Stones formative years.The songs including eight tracks the band have never recorded or released commercially, were originally broadcast on bygone UK shows such as Saturday Club, and Rhythm and Blues between 1963 and 1965. Housed in a sealed gatefold picture sleeve)
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ROLLING STONES Through The Past, Darkly [Big Hits, Vol. 2] (2019 UK limited edition 12-track LP released exclusively for Record Store Day pressed on 180gram Orange Vinyl, a 50th Anniversary issue oftheir classic 1969 second compilation album, including Jumpin' Jack Flash, Street Fighting Man, Honky Tonk Women, She's A Rainbow and more. Reproduction unique octagonal gatefold picture sleeve in sealed perforated outer bag)
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ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers (2015 Czech pressed UK Limited Deluxe Edition 19-track double LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, featuring the remastered original album along with a bonus record containing previously unreleased alternate takes and four tracks recorded live at the London Roundhouse in 1971. Both discs remain 'as new' condition housed in a wide-spined edition of the original picture sleeve replicating the Andy Warhol artwork complete with illustrated inners and aworking 'tongue' zipper) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- The Rolling Stones - Some Girls Live In Texas '78 - Red & Yellow Vinyl + DVD - US - 2-LP vinyl set - £74.99, $94.49, €90.74 (New Item) (arrived 17-Dec-2024 15:30)on December 21, 2024 at 2:33 am
ROLLING STONES Some Girls Live In Texas '78 (2012 US Limited Edition NTSC DVD & 2-LP set pressed on Red & Yellow Vinyl. This live performance was recorded & filmed on 16mm film during one show at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas on the 18th July 1978 during their US Tour, in support of the album, Some Girls. Now restored from the original footage & with sound mixed & mastered by Bob Clearmountain; within a tri-fold picture sleeve withthe DVD in the centre. Although not sealed, the sleeve displays minimal wear, whilst the vinyl remains Near Mint)
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