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February 8, 2013

Wait, did Curiosity just spot a hunk of metal on Mars?

by Laura Domela

metal_on_mars.jpg

NASA’s Curiosity rover currently roaming the surface of Mars is developing a bit of a reputation for discovering groundbreaking false alarms.

There have been been unverified hints of organic matter; mysterious methane that turned out to be some stowaway molecules from Earth; and strange shiny objects of unknown origin.
via cnet

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(Credit: NASA/JPL-California Institute of Tecnology; Flickr/2di7 & titanio44)

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