Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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The Australian Outback is famous for being red and desolate, but it shares a lot more in common with the Mars than you might think -- including opal!

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This video was made with the help, assistance and patience of Dr. Patrice Rey at the University of Sydney. Special thanks to Shaun Galman for access to a working opal mine!

Mars images courtesy of NASA/JPL/Caltech, Pexels. 3D model of Perseverance courtesy of NASA/JPL.

The Sounds of Mars: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/participate/sounds/?playlist=mars&item=first-sounds-raw&type=mars

0:00 Introduction
1:00 Mars in Virtual Reality
3:27 The Perseverance Rover
5:33 The Outback
6:51 Steel Band
10:05 Support Curiosity Mine on Patreon
10:39 Opal Formation
18:38 Conclusion
19:18 Acknowledgments

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🎶 IDU theme by Russell Gawthorpe, remixed by fraxyl - fraxyl.bandcamp.com
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