6. A bird, a plane… a shiny meteorite chunk on Mars.
In late 2018, the Curiosity rover captured images of a gleaming object. Resembling a small chunk of gold, NASA scientists named the formation Little Colonsay. It’s believed that this shiny rock could potentially be a piece of meteorite.
Because the Red Planet’s surface is mostly dusty, it’s apparent when something shinier is present. Researchers are doing chemistry testing to determine if Little Colonsay is, in fact, a meteorite. NASA scientists use a variety of instruments known as ChemCam to perform experiments straight from the rover. A piece of the iron meteorite was found on Mars in 2008, so another meteorite may have been discovered.