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Curiosity finds “cocoa” on Mars

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The age of the stone, after which the drink is named, is not yet known. Its diameter is 30 cm. It is thought to be millions of years old.

The Curiosity rover discovered a rock made of a completely different substance than that found on the Red Planet, Gizmodo reports.

It is a large meteorite named Cacao. Its constituents are iron nickel

“For the third time during its stay on Mars since 2012, the Curiosity rover discovered a meteorite here. For example, in 2014, it found the Lebanon meteorite, about two meters in diameter, composed of iron, in the Gale crater. And Later of two years, the Egg Rock meteorite, also made of iron, but about the size of a tennis ball. The rover discovered this rock in the region of Mount Aeolis, which rises about six km above Gale Crater,” the astronomers. mentioned.

According to them, such meteorites often fall to Earth.

Recall that Curiosity previously discovered a precious opal stone on the Red Planet. Scientists from the University of Arizona, USA, believe that this is a potential source of water.

Intelligence sets a new record on Mars

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