Habitable planets require life-essential elements, like nitrogen and phosphorus. Understanding how those elements ended up in a planetary body can give insight into the formation of the solar system and […]
iron meteorite
Posted inAstrogeology, Mars, Meteorites & Asteroids, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs
Possible Meteorites in the Martian Hills
From its winter outpost at “Low Ridge” inside Gusev Crater, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this spectacular, color mosaic of hilly, sandy terrain and two potential iron meteorites. The […]