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NEW shiny object on Mars October 21, 2012 2:16 pm BuckGalaxy

What’s That Bright, Shiny Thing Curiosity Just Found on Mars?

One mystery the CheMin will (fingers crossed!) be solving: What, exactly, is the bright-white object Curiosity revealed as it scooped up samples of brownish-red sand? NASA scientists at first were concerned that the shiny anomaly might be a part of Curiosity itself, a bit of earthly material that dislodged as the rover has bumped its way across the rocky Martian landscape. (A couple weeks ago, those same scientists confirmed that another mysterious, shiny object was in fact a bit of plastic that had come loose from Curiosity’s body.) But NASA has now confirmed that the mystery object is, indeed, all-Martian.

Which makes you wonder: Um, what is it?

  • Cleavage? by podrock 2012-10-21 16:44:30
    • What's causing the fracturing? by RobVG 2012-10-22 17:34:42
      • There are many types of mechanical weathering. by podrock 2012-10-22 20:20:46
        • Strange example by RobVG 2012-10-24 18:14:24
      • Is this concoidal fracturing? by RobVG 2012-10-21 17:00:28
        • sort of by podrock 2012-10-21 17:26:07
      • Don't forget to check out the raw images at NASA's site by RobVG 2012-10-21 16:01:27
        • Images by Sol by RobVG 2012-10-21 16:17:28
        • A cream-colored piece of brown stuff. by bowser 2012-10-21 15:30:09
          • A diamond. by TB 2012-10-21 14:20:37
            • Well, if they are diamonds.... by Lindy 2012-10-21 21:37:08
              • A bone fragment by BuckGalaxy 2012-10-21 14:42:16

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