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On Mars discovered an unusual meteorite

На Марсе обнаружили необычный метеоритCuriosity Rover stumbled upon the red planet on a meteorite made of Nickel.

The Rover Curiosity found on the slope of mount sharp, a small metal meteorite.

This is the official website of NASA.

This meteorite was photographed on 28 October. The attention of scientists he attracted to its rounded shape and deep furrows, indicating that the earlier a piece of metal was in a molten state. A meteorite with a diameter of only 4 cm for their smooth form got the name Egg Rock, with the camera ChemCam was able to photograph it in detail.

Scientists believe that the meteorite consists of Nickel and iron, and it came from the Central part of the asteroid Belt.

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