FYYSIKA.EE

Elu, loodus, teadus ja tehnoloogia

Curiosity Mars Rover Checks Odd-looking Iron Meteorite

by


Colorized view of a meteorite on Mars from the ChemCam instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover

Laser-zapping of a globular, golf-ball-size object on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity rover confirms that it is an iron-nickel meteorite fallen from the Red Planet’s sky.