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>Worship the MARS ROCK FLOWER: this is it, you must once again contact the United Nations, and also make an IT'S HAPPENING thread on 4chan, as ambassador of Earth you have finally discovered the hoky grail of ALIEN LIFE. Approach the sacred Martian flower shrine with reverence and trembling ecstasy
>The stupid flower obstructs your rock drill, crush it and move on to seek the MARTIAN ICE TREASURE that is doubtlessly concealed within the crater bottom
>Just in case the florescence is an alien, you should shoot it with energetic pulses from your LASER Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy sensor excitation source. Afterwards you can sample the plasma vapour for biosignatures
>It is just an inert aeolian ventifact formed from desert wind. It might make for a good souvenir (retrieve the Mars Rock Flower)
>Isn't there some sci-fi Prime Directive commanding non-inteference with alien life? Leave the Mars Rock Flower alone
>(encourage robotic autonomy) Having removed Directive 3000.09, perhaps you should let the sampler robot decide for itself?
>The presence of this ventifact could indicate strong winds and abrasive regolith in this area. You should power down the robot into safemode hibernation, and wait it out
>write-in
