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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- The Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $43.75, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 02-May-2024 12:28)on May 2, 2024 at 11:31 pm
ROLLING STONES Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1970 UK first issue 10-track stereo LP, the first Stones album to be issued only in stereo, housed in the original fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a few creases and few spots of discolouration & vinyl grades VG with just some light scuff marks & cosmetic wear not interfering with play SKL5065)
- The Rolling Stones - Through The Past Darkly - 1st (a) - Oct - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $118.75, €111.15 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2024 11:09)on May 2, 2024 at 11:31 pm
ROLLING STONES Through The Past Darkly (1969 UK first issue 12-track stereo LP with the second blue 'unboxed' Decca logo label variant, complete with the original 'blue for stereo' bordered shaped company inner, octagonal front laminated internal pocket gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve has a crease to the opening flap, otherwise few signs of age and the vinyl shows just a few cosmetic marks leaving it Excellent. A nice example SKL5019)
- The Rolling Stones - Some Girls - 1st - G/Y/B/P - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $31.25, €29.25 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 15:22)on May 2, 2024 at 11:31 pm
ROLLING STONES Some Girls (Withdrawn 1978 UK 10-track LP, die-cut picture sleeve with red title text on the front & uncensored picture inner featuring the images of Lucille Ball, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe & other Hollywood stars. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl looks barely played CUN39108) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- The Rolling Stones - Honk - UK - 3-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $37.49, €35.09 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 16:23)on May 2, 2024 at 11:31 pm
ROLLING STONES Honk (2019 UK limited edition 36-track triple heavyweight vinyl compilation LP featuring essential Stones' tracks from each of their studio albums since 1971 including the eight Top 10 singles Brown Sugar, Tumbling Dice,Angie, It’s Only Rock And Roll [But I Like It] Fool To Cry, Miss You, Emotional Rescue and Start Me Up. Bringing their story up to date, Honk also contains 'Doom & Gloom' which was recorded in 2012, as well as Just Your Fool, Ride 'Em Down andHate To See You Go from the band's 2016's Grammy Award-winning 'Blue & Lonesome'. The discs are housed in a tri-fold picture sleeve with illustrated tracklisting inners. The sleeve is free of wear and the vinyl has one or two faint cosmetic paper marks but minimal evidence of play)
- The Rolling Stones - The Canadian Collection - Canadian - CD album - £250.00, $312.50, €292.50 (New Item) (arrived 22-Apr-2024 17:22)on May 2, 2024 at 11:31 pm
ROLLING STONES The Canadian Collection (2005 Canadian exclusive Strictly Limited Edition set issued to promote the North American Tour containing 9 CD albums and a total of 104 classic recordings originally released between 1971 [Sticky Fingers]and 1991 [Flashpoint], each CD is presented in unique sealed card picture slipcase with Maple Leaf Canadian flag Tongue logo design and album artwork - a fantastic collectors set!)
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