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Light-toned Gale Crater rocks made by hot-spot volcanism?

In August 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory’s rover Curiosity landed at the base of Gale crater, a 5-kilometer-high mountain that formed when a meteor hit Mars billions of years ago. Using its 2-meter-long arm to drill into the planet’s surface, … Continue reading

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‘Black Beauty’ meteorite expands window for early Mars life

The early surface of Mars consisted of a liquid magma ocean that crystallized extremely rapidly, just 20 million year after the formation of the solar system. Thereafter, a solid crust emerged on the red planet, potentially housing oceans with water … Continue reading

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Does Black Beauty represent bulk of Mars crust?

New spectroscopic analysis of “Black Beauty,” a meteorite found in the Moroccan desert, has given scientists a better picture of the crust beneath Mars’ red dust. The meteorite, also known as NWA 7034, is like no other rock ever found … Continue reading

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‘Black Beauty’ zircons record ancient Mars climate

Was Mars — now a cold, dry place — once a warm, wet planet that sustained life? And if so, how long has it been cold and dry? … By analyzing the chemical clues locked inside an ancient Martian meteorite … Continue reading

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“Black Beauty” Mars meteorite unique

It’s young, it has been shattered and naturally recemented, and it’s about ten times richer in water than any other Mars meteorite. And if the scientists who studied it are right, it’s the also first meteorite to come from the … Continue reading

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