[Hellmouth]

Are those really rocks or could they be
silicious life forms, like that episode of
Star Trek, where Spock mind-melded with, I
think it was called The Horta? How
ironic would it be if the Rover was
surrounded by Mars life, but no one
figured it out, because they were too
preoccupied looking for carbon-based
life...

[irv]

Are those really rocks or could they be silicious life forms, like that episode of Star Trek, where Spock mind-melded with, I think it was called The Horta?

Keep watching. If they hatch, they're alive.