Saturday, October 16, 2010

A Small Meteorite Impacted on Mars

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Report: #0163



Here we have an impact from a small meteorite.

It broke into several pieces, lifted a bit of earth, and left a hole.

The mud and the meteorite can be well differentiated by its bluish color.


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Image 1: An impact from a small meteorite on Mars, recent.

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Image 2: The crater from the impact.

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A small meteorite on Mars?

Where did it come from?  

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Image 3: Pieces of the meteorite itself are in the vicinity.

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Image 4: The largest piece of the meteorite.  

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