NASA's rover has found something never seen before on Mars (photo).

NASA has announced that one of the rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover on Mars features textures unlike anything scientists have seen before, according to Independent.

The NASA Perseverance rover has gathered a rock sample on Mars with textures that are unlike anything else ever observed by scientists on the Red Planet.

This sample, named Silver Mountain, is currently sealed within a titanium tube and awaits the moment it will be transported to Earth along with steel samples for further analysis.

Perseverance has collected dozens of rock samples in the Jezero Crater on Mars, leaving some of them on the planet's surface. These samples will aid scientists in understanding Mars' geological history, its climate, and determining if life ever existed there.

NASA has stated that Martian samples may not be delivered to Earth before 2035 and no later than 2039. The U.S. space agency is currently exploring the most cost-effective delivery methods for the mission. A final decision on this matter will be made next year.

Perseverance recently completed its ascent to the summit of Jezero Crater, where it first landed in February 2021. This crater once held liquid water billions of years ago, suggesting that microorganisms could have existed there.

The NASA rover is now moving onward and is set to visit four sites of particular interest to scientists, where it will also collect rock samples.

The rover has already traveled over 30 kilometers in total and, using a specialized drill, has collected several dozen rock samples, which are stored in various locations in titanium tubes.