At the Mars Pathfinder landing site, the surrounding rocks are scattered and stacked against each other. This suggests that the spacecraft landed in
A) an ancient floodplain
B) the debris from a giant impact
C) an area which had been subjected to wind erosion
D) an area of explosive volcanic activity

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The scattered and stacked rocks suggest that the area was once subject to water flow, likely from an ancient floodplain. The rocks were likely rearranged and deposited by the flow of water, creating the current rocky landscape.

At the Mars Pathfinder Landing Site, the Surrounding Rocks Are