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NASA Curiosity rover investigates shiny object on Mars
cnet.com ^ | November 29, 2018 10:21 AM PST | Amanda Kooser

Posted on 12/01/2018 5:03:09 PM PST by BenLurkin

The target of Curiosity's curiosity is nicknamed "Little Colonsay" and it looks like a small nugget. The rover's ChemCam captured a close-up view of the object on Monday.

"The planning team thinks it might be a meteorite because it is so shiny," writes Curiosity team member Susanne Schwenzer. "But looks can deceive, and proof will only come from the chemistry."

uriosity's ChemCam is a suite of instruments that includes a camera, spectographs and a laser that helps NASA analyze the composition of Martian rocks and soil. The rover is scheduled to investigate Little Colonsay with the ChemCam to determine if it really is a meteorite.

NASA has spotted bright and shiny objects on Mars before. An odd bright piece seen by Curiosity in 2012 turned out to likely be a small plastic part from the rover. Another mystery particle from the same year was a little bit of Mars.


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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: cultofmars; curiosity; mars; object; rover
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To: Raycpa

About 100 million miles


21 posted on 12/01/2018 5:49:47 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: simpson96

Hmmm, could also be… SILVER!

22 posted on 12/01/2018 5:52:43 PM PST by mikrofon (Weekend BUMP)
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To: Raycpa; Cementjungle

23 posted on 12/01/2018 5:56:41 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: SunkenCiv

*ping*


24 posted on 12/01/2018 6:01:00 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: BenLurkin

Jackson Lee thinks the astronauts left it there


25 posted on 12/01/2018 6:03:27 PM PST by South Dakota
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To: BenLurkin

It would appear to an uneducated space observer that the lower right hand corner is a carving of a Moby Dick whale eating something- The middle section appears to be an octopus or a lobster. But what do I know?


26 posted on 12/01/2018 6:05:59 PM PST by bunkerhill7
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To: BenLurkin

iron pyrite?


27 posted on 12/01/2018 6:20:14 PM PST by Aliska
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To: yarddog

I was wondering if they used that name because it looks like a colostomy bag.

I’ve never heard of the island before.


28 posted on 12/01/2018 6:27:22 PM PST by reed13k
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To: Blennos
"Paint Your Wagon" -- with Clint Eastwood?
29 posted on 12/01/2018 6:27:49 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current Alias | "Barack": Satan's minion | "Muslims": Satan's useful idiots...)
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To: TXnMA

That’s from Treasure Of The Sierra Madre.


30 posted on 12/01/2018 6:32:33 PM PST by simpson96
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To: BenLurkin

Punxatawney Phil hand puppet?


31 posted on 12/01/2018 6:44:53 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: BenLurkin
spectographs

I think they mean spectrographs.

32 posted on 12/01/2018 6:45:52 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: BenLurkin

4 eyed space seal sand swimming on its back


33 posted on 12/01/2018 7:27:49 PM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35

Say that ten times fast.


34 posted on 12/01/2018 7:35:04 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Blennos

An old UV’d can of Tab...


35 posted on 12/01/2018 7:36:43 PM PST by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: PhiloBedo

I hope you’re right. I can’t think of a quicker way to get Mars colonized.


36 posted on 12/01/2018 7:37:41 PM PST by Hootowl
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To: simpson96

Thanks!


37 posted on 12/01/2018 7:38:57 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current Alias | "Barack": Satan's minion | "Muslims": Satan's useful idiots...)
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To: BenLurkin
all that $$$$$ and all we get is a B/W photo???
38 posted on 12/01/2018 7:53:38 PM PST by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: BenLurkin

Will this create a new gold rush?


39 posted on 12/01/2018 7:53:46 PM PST by Yulee
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To: BenLurkin

Man, I don’t know why you even bother posting science related articles here. Freepers just turn them into joke fests.


40 posted on 12/01/2018 8:19:15 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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