Martian meteorite Martian meteorite A Martian meteorite is a rock that formed on the planet Mars and was then ejected from Mars by the impact of an asteroid or comet, and finally landed on the Earth. Of over 61,000 meteorites that have been found on Earth, 214 were identified as Martian . These meteorites are thought to be from Mars because they have elemental and isotopic compositions that are similar to rocks and atmosphere gases analyzed by spacecraft on Mars. In October 2013, NASA confirmed, based on analysis of argon in the Martian atmosphere by the Mars Curiosity rover, that certain meteorites
Mr. Martian Mr. Martian Mr. Martian (AKA: CH'kk Kk'xx – Chuck Cox) is a fictional character in Big Bang Comics, who first appeared in "Big Bang" #21, but didn't receive his own story until "World Class Comics" #1. CH'kk Kk'xx is a Martian originally sent to investigate planet Earth and see that the Nuclear Age went without disaster. CH'kks' spaceship crashed outside of Roswell after being shot down by the American Air Force, mistaking it for a Communist attack. CH'kk went underground as Chuck Cox, and soon came to like the Earth, and instead decided to defend it from his own planet.