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Martian Meteorite Gets NASA Mars Rover's Attention

Posted by samzenpus on from the would-you-look-at-that dept.

coondoggie writes "NASA's Mars rover Opportunity will take a small detour on its current journey to check out what could be a toaster-sized iron-based meteorite that crashed into the Red Planet. NASA scientists called the rock 'Oileán Ruaidh,' which is the Gaelic name for an island off the coast of northwestern Ireland. The rock is about 45 centimeters (18 inches) wide from the angle at which it was first seen on September 16."

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  1. Re:Something is missing by Stumbles · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    A) There is not that much Martian atmosphere to slow the "meteorite" to the point a "soft landing" and I can see no re-entry rockets on said rock; so your reasoning is bollocks.

    B) That's a pretty good trick of erosion to fill the crater AND at the same time push the meteorite up to make it look like no crater at all; so your reasoning is bollocks.

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