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Sahara meteorite confirmed as 4.1-billion-year-old chunk of Mars
Original: teghaza 001 martian meteorite sahara
A rose-colored rock picked up in the Sahara in 2022, known as meteorite Tighaza 001, has been identified as a piece of Mars roughly 4.1 billion years old. Scientists say it preserves an unusually ancient slice of the Red Planet's crust, offering rare clues about Mars' early geological history and conditions when the planet was still geologically active.
Why now: The confirmation of the meteorite's Martian origin and exceptional age has drawn attention from space science followers and media.
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- A rose-colored rock found in the Sahara in 2022 turned out to be a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars · Futura, le média qui explore le monde
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