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Ein in der Wüste gefundener Marsmeteorit stammt aus einer Zeit, als es dort noch Flüssigkeiten und aktive Vulkane gegeben haben könnte. Forschende sind begeistert.

Un meteorit descoperit în 2022 în deşertul Sahara, pe teritoriul statului Mali, s-a format în scoarţa planetei Marte în urmă cu cel puţin 4,1 miliarde de ani, au stabilit oamenii de ştiinţă. Acest lucru face ca roca magmatică de culoare roşiatică să fie, probabil, cel mai vechi dintre cei 435 de meteoriţi proveniţi de pe Marte care sunt în prezent cunoscuţi

Martian samples this old are extremely rare and offer clues about the Red Planet's youth. This meteorite further hints that our celestial neighbor was once a watery world, suggesting it could've had the conditions to host life

A meteorite found in the Sahara is a rare piece of Mars' ancient crust.

A meteorite found in the Sahara Desert has been determined to be 4.1 billion years old and from Mars.

Description This global map of Mars shows 13 locations that match the mineralogy and chemistry of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth. While scientists can never know for sure where a Martian meteorite originated, Teghaza 001 includes clues that link it to highlands in the southern hemisphere of […]

Description This slice of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth, was used to determine the age of the rock. Reflected light images like these serve as a scientist’s road map, helping them find minerals of interest to analyze by different instruments. Figure A is the same image with […]

When a rose-colored meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert in 2022, no one knew how old it was or where it came from. Not until NASA-funded scientists age-dated its minerals did they realize the nearly 2-pound (800-gram) rock was a piece of Mars that formed more than 4.1 billion years ago, making it one […]