Mick Jagger's Message to NASA About 'Rolling Stones Rock' on Mars

he Rolling Stones took the stage at the Rose Bowl Stadium on Aug. 22, 2019, after actor Robert Downey Jr. announced to the crowd that a rock on Mars had been named for the band. Frontman Mick Jagger made these remarks about NASA and the rock during the concert that night in Pasadena, California, roughly three miles away from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

InSight’s retrorockets sent "Rolling Stones Rock" rolling about 3 feet (1 meter) as the spacecraft touched down on Mars on Nov. 26, 2018. It's the farthest NASA has seen a rock roll after landing a spacecraft on another planet. A little larger than a golf ball, the rock is about 2.2 inches (5.5 centimeters) in diameter and 1 inch (2.4 centimeters) in height. A series of divots marked its course after being set in motion by the landing.