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Curiosity Rover Finds Foot-Long Meteorite on Martian Surface

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The rock, dubbed Cacao, is made of iron and nickel, NASA says.

Cacao was found on Curiosity’s 3,724th sol. The rover arrived on Mars in August 2012, and since then has explored the planet’s Gale Crater and Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-high mountain in the crater’s center.Curiosity’s main mission is interrogating Mars’ ancient history and whether the frigid planet ever had the conditions to be habitable. The newer Perseverance rover is asking many of the same questions, but with a newer suite of instruments and about 2,300 miles away from Curiosity’s landing site.

The Perseverance rover is also collecting rock samples that will be launched to Earth in the early 2030s, making them the first pieces of another planet ever brought to Earth. The meteorites won’t be making that trip; they’re more part of NASA’s Martian sightseeing than Martian science.

 

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