Issleduyutsya the American Gale crater Curiosity Rover came across another metallic meteorite. Image findings publishes NASA.
If the discovery is confirmed, it will be the third meteorite found on Mars for 4.5 year and the eighth in the history of the study of planet Rovers – the last was found in November 2015. Found a piece of rock has a gray metallic luster and the characteristic surface texture, reminiscent of regality – the characteristic indentations formed in the evaporation of soft inclusions during heating in the atmosphere.
the Find was made on January 12. Three bright dots on one line on the surface of the meteorite – possible traces of exposure to laser of the ChemCam instrument that analyzes the spectrum of light emitted from evaporating from the breed.
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