Fe-Ni bolides are usually ferromagnetic

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magnETic — 1/14/2005 6:16:42 AM (archived)

Depending on the size and strength of the magnets on the RAT arm, they might pick up an unexpected "particle" should someone decide to look for widmanstÃ¤tten.

No, I don't really think it'll happen, just a funny thought, the rover draging a ferrous nugget through the sand....

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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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