Image of the meteorite 'Block Island' (IMAGE)

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Image of the meteorite 'Block Island'

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Image of "Block Island", an odd-shaped, dark rock on the surface of Mars, which is thought to be a meteorite. This object was imaged with the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on sol 1959 (July 28, 2009).

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NASA / JPL-Caltech

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