Mars rover Opportunity approaching possible meteorite
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 04:42
in Astronomy & Space
Images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took at the end of an 81-metre (266-foot) drive on Sept. 16 reveal a dark rock about 31 metres (102 feet) away. The rover's science team has decided to go get a closer look at the toaster-sized rock and determine whether it is an iron meteorite...