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Opportunity Spots Curious Object On Mars

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-you-see-what-i-see dept.

EhobaX writes "Space.com is reporting that NASA's Opportunity Mars rover has come across an interesting object -- perhaps a meteorite sitting out in the open at Meridiani Planum. Initial data taken by the robot's Mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) is suggestive that the odd-looking "rock" is made of metal."

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  1. don't take any chances by wh173b0y · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    shoot now, ask questions later.

  2. Re:Robot Bunny? by HanzoSpam · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Shouldn't preventing pollution of the environment be quite important to missions to other planets?

    By the time there are tourist trips to Mars, the place will be ruined...

    I agree... let's immediately send all our environmentalists to Mars to take care of it! Let 'em do what they do best!

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