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NASA's Perseverance Rover Spots First Suspected Meteorite on Mars

11/26/2025

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NASA's Perseverance rover identified a potential meteorite Phippsaksla on Mars on September 2, 2025.
The rock measures 31 inches and is composed of iron and nickel.
This is Perseverance's first suspected meteorite find since arriving on February 18, 2021.
Previous rovers, such as the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, discovered several meteorites.
Perseverance's mission remains to seek signs of past life and to collect samples for future return to Earth.

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NASA's Perseverance rover identified a potential meteorite Phippsaksla on Mars on September 2, 2025.
The rock measures 31 inches and is composed of iron and nickel.
This is Perseverance's first suspected meteorite find since arriving on February 18, 2021.
Previous rovers, such as the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, discovered several meteorites.
Perseverance's mission remains to seek signs of past life and to collect samples for future return to Earth.