NASA's Curiosity Mars exploration rover has beamed back images of the first meteorite it has ever spotted on the surface of the Red Planet.
According to the Guardian, the meteorite is about two meters long and is made of iron. Dubbed "Lebanon" for its shape, the meteorite is about as long as Curiosity is wide.
The meteorite's presence on Mars may not be significant in itself, but the fragments of rock and metal from space are interesting nonetheless. Oftentimes meteorites are the remaining bits and pieces of dead planets and other spatial bodies that crash down.
