Mars rover Curiosity finds 'Lebanon' on Red Planet aka huge iron meteorite

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NASA says its Mars rover Curiosity has come across its first meteorite on the surface of the Red Planet, and reports it's a whopper.

The iron meteor scientists have dubbed "Lebanon" is almost 7 feet wide, and sits next to a smaller meteorite tagged as "Lebanon B," NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., reported.

The photos of the meteorites were released this week although Curiosity discovered the twin space rocks in May, JPL scientists said.

"Heavy Metal! I found an iron meteorite on Mars," Curiosity's handlers wrote on the mission's Twitter page.

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http://www.techtimes.com/articles/10863/20140721/mars-rover-curiosity-finds-lebanon-on-red-planet-aka-huge-iron-meteorite.htm

[WovenGems]

1. Now the truth

That's slag from an old iron smelting factory. This is proof there was advanced life on Mars at one time. I just made that up.

[jakeXT]

2. one type of slag from this great website

http://meteorites.wustl.edu/id/slag.htm


http://meteorites.wustl.edu/realities.htm