Looks like a Meteorite

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REB — 1/14/2005 2:14:11 PM (archived)

Meridiani will be a good place to spot meteorites and rocks not native to the region (Thrown there by impactors from other areas of Mars). The rocks native to the region seem to weather down to the â€˜blueberriesâ€™ in a short periods of time. I would suspect any rock sitting out in the open like this one will be a meteorite or a rock not native to the area.

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Meteorite Or Solution To Gary's Puzzle? - Mark Eby - 1/13/2005 10:29:55 PM
- Looks like a Meteorite - REB - 1/14/2005 2:14:11 PM
- No, my puzzle was purely aerodynamic. The rock is a meteorite. (n/t) - Gary - 1/14/2005 5:25:10 AM
  - Huh, Would Of Thought Loosing A Piece Might Effect Aerodynamics. (n/t) - ID - 1/14/2005 5:01:45 PM
    - re: Huh, Would Of Thought You Would Have Given Up On This By Now. (n/t) - et - 1/14/2005 9:00:54 PM
- looks like it's been there for awhile. - jms - 1/14/2005 1:56:08 AM
  - It's just an iron-nickel meteorite - Gary - 1/14/2005 5:23:51 AM
    - Fe-Ni bolides are usually ferromagnetic - magnETic - 1/14/2005 6:16:42 AM
- Doesn't look much like melted spacecraft debris to me... - LJ - 1/13/2005 11:24:51 PM
  - Got A Picture Of Some Melted Spacecraft Debris? - Mark Eby - 1/14/2005 1:40:39 AM
    - Actually, it looks a bit like this... - Nick Hoffman - 1/14/2005 7:45:56 AM
      - Aren't Those Already Slowed Shuttle Pieces? (n/t) - ID - 1/14/2005 4:55:29 PM
    - Actually, Mark- the chances are not that astronomical - R.L. - 1/14/2005 5:30:02 AM
      - Spitits Been Traveling A Year (n/t) - ID - 1/14/2005 4:53:54 PM
    - re: Got A Picture Of Some Melted Spacecraft Debris? - Nathan Koren - 1/14/2005 4:42:22 AM
  - Looks kinda like this guy - LJ - 1/13/2005 11:31:02 PM
    - It also reminds me of the rocks seen at the Viking 2 landing site - LJK - 1/14/2005 2:07:32 PM

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