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struggle4progress

(118,295 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2013, 10:13 AM Feb 2013

NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Captures Image Of Strange Shiny Metallic Looking Object [View all]

A recent image ... shows a shiny, metallic ... object protruding out of a rock. The image was taken on January 30, 2013, by Curiosity’s Mastcam ...

... it appears to be a piece of iron, that hasn’t been oxidized ...

... it’s ... around 0.5 cm tall ...

http://planetsave.com/2013/02/07/nasas-mars-rover-curiosity-captures-image-of-strange-shiny-metallic-looking-object/

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NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Captures Image Of Strange Shiny Metallic Looking Object [View all] struggle4progress Feb 2013 OP

that's 0.5 cm? Wow, I can't perceive any relative size perspective, it seems... hlthe2b Feb 2013 #1

dunno. i haven't found an article about the feature, that i really like struggle4progress Feb 2013 #4

LOL hlthe2b Feb 2013 #7

What Is This Shiny Metallic Thing Found On Mars? Ian David Feb 2013 #2

iirc that turned out to be a shred of plastic that fell off curiosity struggle4progress Feb 2013 #6

Looks like yesphan Feb 2013 #3

wonder what happens to Mars if you pull the tab... dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #8

Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff............. yesphan Feb 2013 #9

Too small for a survey marker pscot Feb 2013 #5

It's part of the rear buffer panel. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #10

I'm a leaf on the wind. DainBramaged Feb 2013 #11