NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a rather curious discovery on Mars. It’s bright, shiny, mysterious, and might (or might not) be a meteorite.
Writing on the Curiosity team’s blog on Wednesday, Dr. Susanne P. Schwenzer referred to the unidentified object which has been dubbed "Little Colonsay."
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The object was spotted by the Rover's ChemCam on Monday.
NASA's Curiosity rover is the most technologically advanced rover ever built, equipped with 17 cameras and a robotic arm containing specialized tools and instruments. Its mission is to determine if Mars was, or is, habitable to microbial life.
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