4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite found in the Sahara

A pink rock found in the Sahara has been identified as a meteorite from Mars, dating back 4.1 billion years, making it one of the oldest of its kind ever discovered. It matters to readers because Martian samples of this age are extremely rare, and they offer clues about the youth of the Red Planet and the fact that it was once a water world.

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• NASA has identified 13 probable origins on Mars for this meteorite.

  «NASA identifies 13 possible origins on Mars for a 4.1-billion-year-old meteorite found in the Sahara»

  Education Times
• The rock initially appeared to be a pink stone before it was confirmed to be a Martian meteorite.

  «This Rosy Stone Spotted in the Sahara Turned Out to Be a 4.1-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite»

  Smithsonian Magazine
• The minerals in the space rock reveal the early history of the Red Planet, when water flowed on its surface.

  «Minerals in the space rock provide hints about the early history of the red planet, when water was flowing on the surface.»

  The New York Times
• The sample indicates that the neighboring planet was once a water world.

  «This meteorite further hints that our celestial neighbor was once a watery world»

  Smithsonian Magazine

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