* Astronomy

Curiosity finds Mars rock that may be a meteorite made from iron

NASA's Curiosity rover may have found its third meteorite on Mars. This image, taken on 12 January as the rover explored a peak called Mount Sharp, appears to show an iron-nickel meteorite, one of only a handful spotted on the Red Planet.
It looks like Curiosity has already taken a closer peek at the weird rock. The three small, bright spots close to the middle of the rock are probably pits from Curiosity's ChemCam laser, which uses a spectrometer to evaluate the composition of rocks, according to Universe Today.
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