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Curiosity Finds a Meteorite, 'Cacao'
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this image of an iron-nickel meteorite nicknamed "Cacao" on Jan, 28, 2023, the 3,725th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. This meteorite, discovered in the "sulfate-bearing unit," a region on Mars' Mount Sharp, is estimated to be about 1 foot (30 centimeters) across. It's one of several meteorites Curiosity has seen while exploring Mars. Curiosity's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, took the panorama with its 100-millimeter focal length lens.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineCuriosity Finds a Meteorite, 'Cacao'. NASA/JPL, 2023-02-02. Public domain. ID: PIA25737.
