NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has rolled into close rendezvous with a likely meteorite.
The object was seen from a distance, with scientists commanding the robot to scoot on by the possible space rock.
Opportunity will be used to further analyze the rock.
At first glance, this looks all the world (on Mars) like a meteorite – similar in look to previous objects the rover has come across in its multi-year trek across the surface of the red planet.
By Leonard David