Mars Rover Finds Weird Object On Mars

In 2014, NASA's Curiosity rover detected a small, shiny object on the surface of Mars. The object was about half an inch (1.4 centimeters) long and appeared to be made of a shiny metal. The discovery caused a lot of excitement among space enthusiasts, who speculated that it might be a piece of debris from a spacecraft or other extraterrestrial technology.

NASA scientists carefully studied the images and data from Curiosity's ChemCam instrument, which uses a laser to vaporize rocks and analyze their chemical composition. They determined that the small, metallic-looking object was most likely a piece of Martian rock that had been eroded and polished by the planet's harsh environment.

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Cornell Univ./Arizona State Univ./SSI
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[bugssy]

If they look hard enough, I bet they will find all the missing socks from earth

[konoveldorada]

*"It's just a rock "*
Lmao.

[danielgalvin]

That's a grocery receipt from the Flintstones.

[justanotherotrguy]

What should be more surprising is that they add an orange filter and that Mars isn't actually red like that. Shocker

[gene]

Amazing how there's no visible holes in it, but when they supposedly zoom in, the holes are huge! Almost looks like two different things.

[richtomlinson]

it looks to me to be the Warranty that you got for your transmission.

[kryptoniridium]

That's your car's extended warranty.

[kenneththompson]

The fact that the zoom was damn near microscopic is crazy JPL AND NASA release images in 144p smfh

[ggody]

brah at this point someone need to drop something cool in Greenland

[alassmann]

It's amazing what they find in canada

[onlimi]

Frickin aliens leaving their candy bar wrappers laying around.

[zyourzgrandzmaz]

Wood is the most rare material in the galaxy btw.

[vinak]

Billions of years ago, a Martian dropped a chip...and it petrified over the years

[thomasplummer]

They should cleaned the set before filming

[NicleT]

“Oooh! What a cuuuute lil’ sponge fellow. Let’s take it home”
_Five years later on Earth…_
*The sponge Hecatomb.*

[namenotavailable]

Clearly that's my 8th grade homework paper my dog supposedly ate. How it got to Mars I've no idea.

[Englandsbestlover]

Martian rock you say! Didn’t expect that

[doug]

Anyone can go to Greenland and find out for themselves what it is.

[patrickbush]

that was my last hope of finding my missing sock

[Acts-]

Let's be sure to trust those "experts". 🙄