NASA Mars Rover Finds Metallic Object That Smashed Down on Surface

That's not a Mars rock!

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has stumbled across yet another fascinating discovery while exploring the planet's barren surface.

This time, it appears to be an iron-nickel meteorite dubbed Cacao, which measures roughly a foot across and can be seen in an, stitched together from 19 individual photos taken by the rover on January 28. The mysterious object's lovely silver metallic hue stands out like a sore thumb in the surrounding, rust-colored landscape, a sulfate-bearing region of the Red Planet's Mount Sharp.. "It's not uncommon to find meteorites on Mars — in fact, I've done it a few times! But a change in scenery's always nice."It's not uncommon to find meteorites on Mars - in fact, I've done it a few times! But a change in scenery's always nice.

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