Los Angeles Times: Mars Rover Finds Rock Like Meteorites on Earth

Update: Mars Rover Finds Abandoned Taco Bell

Washington— The NASA Rover Opportunity has uncovered evidence of what may have been an early Taco Bell on the far side of Mars' Meridiani Planum crater. Using the same Moessbauer spectrometer applied to the “Bounce” rock discovered on 16 April, Opportunity identified the likely remains of a Fresco Style Beef Gordita Supreme wrapper, now called the “Gigli” wrapper. Christian Schroeder, an active participant in the Mars Rover missions stated “What we have here is the first evidence of an interstellar fast food operation. We are now actively searching for the rest of that gordita and possibly some nachos. A full taco, however petrified, would be a great find.” NASA has announced plans to send a new Rover to Mars early next year in order to search for other fast food restaurants. This second mission, dubbed “Operation Yo Quiero” may or may not lead to the establishment of a competitive Krispy Kreme outpost on Demios, one of Mars’ two moons. “We were considering Phobos, or possibly Venus” stated Schroeder, “but real-estate prices are through the roof right now.”

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