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 Not Fade Away (1964 UK first press 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, with 'Recording First Published' label credit with the date on the left side & italic composer credits, also including Little By Little, Decca company die-cut paper sleeve F.11845)
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ROLLING STONES Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (Late 70s UK issue of the 1970 10-track vinyl LP on the dark blue boxed Decca label. The front laminated picture sleeve has some light edgewear and a little laminate creasing, whilst the vinyl has a few light scuffs / hairlines to show play SKL6065)
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ROLLING STONES Through The Past Darkly (Original 1969 11-track US London blue & silver label LP, album, housed in the octagonal shaped gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve on this copy has some minor signs of age and scuffing from storage, while the vinyl is Excellent with only a few light surface marks NPS-3)
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