Martian meteorite. False-colour image of rocks and a possible meteorite (lower centre) in the Gusev Crater. The lighter, smooth, shiny surface of the

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Martian meteorite. False-colour image of rocks and a possible meteorite (lower centre) in the Gusev Crater. The lighter, smooth, shiny surface of the object at lower centre, informally named 'Allan Hills', suggests that it could be an iron meteorite that fell to the Martian surface from space. The other rocks are darker and pockmarked, and are thought to be volcanic in origin. This image was obtained by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. The colours of the image were created by combining three camera filters designed to enhance colour differences in the Martian rocks and soils. The true-colour equivalent image is R360/253. Spirit obtained this image on 12 April 2006, the 809th Martian day of the rover's mission.

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Photo credit: © JPL/CORNELL/NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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