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 - Sticky Fingers - BLANK - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $61.00, €55.50 (New Item) (arrived 17-Sep-2019 13:03)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
ROLLING STONES Sticky Fingers (1971 UK 10-track LP, with 'Rolling Stones Records' etched into the run off groove, housed in the classic top-opening & fully working bronze finish zipper sleeve [no engraving on Zip] designed by Andy Warhol & complete with picture insert. The cover is Excellent with the usual small indentation marks on the back from being packed with other zipper sleeves when first distributed and some wear to the top edge opening. The vinyl grades VG/VG- with just afew small hairline scratches which have little effect on play, priced competitively COC59100)
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Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue - Special DJ Copy - Japanese - 12" vinyl - Promo - £350.00, $427.00, €388.50 (New Item) (arrived 17-Sep-2019 08:50)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
ROLLING STONES Emotional Rescue - Special DJ Copy (Rare 1980 Japanese 4-track white title label promotional only vinyl 12" sampler for album featuring Dance, Where The Boys Go, Indian Girl and the title track, within a black & white custom picture sleeve. The sleeve displays only a little light sun yellowing near the spine on the reverse and the vinyl is Near Mint PRP-8147)
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Rolling Stones - Miss You - Pink Vinyl - Dutch - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $30.50, €27.75 (New Item) (arrived 16-Sep-2019 12:20)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
ROLLING STONES Miss You (1978 Dutch limited edition 12" single featuring the superb full-length version of the title track pressed on lurid PINK VINYL, also including Faraway Eyes, rounded cornered picture sleeve.The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl has minimal sign of play 12EMI2802)
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Rolling Stones - Golden Album - 1st - Complete - Japanese - vinyl LP - £595.00, $725.90, €660.45 (New Item) (arrived 16-Sep-2019 11:31)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
ROLLING STONES Golden Album (Rare 1966 Japanese-only first press 12-track deep groove stereo LP, on a black & silver narrow band London label manufactured by King Record. Comes housed in a unique silk laminated gatefold picture sleeve with four-page booklet. This collector's item comes complete with the lyric insert & the impossible to find dark blue London obi-strip. It also includes a rare fold-out pin-up calendar in colour, which is double sided & something we haven't seen before. The packaging is Excellent with some minor ring wear. There is a tiny crease in the top of the obi. The booklet would have been attached to the inside of the gatefold but is loose. The calendar has a fair amount of creasing from handling & there are some minor annotations inside. The vinyl is heavyweight & remains in very impressive Near Mint condition with just the lightest evidence of one or two plays in its life SLH-53)
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Rolling Stones - Dirty Work - Red Shrink + Inner - US - vinyl LP - £20.00, $24.40, €22.20 (New Item) (arrived 16-Sep-2019 09:05)
on January 1, 1970 at 12:00 am
ROLLING STONES Dirty Work (1986 US 10-track vinyl LP, featuring the hits Harlem Shuffle, One Hit [To The Body] & Winning Ugly. Although opened, the picture sleeve remains in the red tinted shrink with custom sticker intact & glossy lyric/comicstrip inner, all in tip top condition! OC40250)
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