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Evidence of Hot Water on Mars Found in Ancient Meteorite From Early Days of Solar System
Evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars has been found in a 4.45-billion-year-old zircon grain from the NWA7034 meteorite. The findings, detailed in Science Advances, reveal that hydrothermal systems were active on Mars during the Pre-Noachian period. Researchers suggest these systems, essential for life on Earth, could have made Mars habita...
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Mars Is Hit By Basketball-Sized Meteorites Every Day, Shows Study
Mars is hit by a meteorite almost every day, new research has revealed. This is up to 10 times more meteorites than had been predicted, according to data from NASA's InSight mission.
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Video: Watch With 12 Meteorites From ''Moon, Mars And Space'' Breaks Guinness World Record
The watch, named Cosmopolis, features 12 different meteorites patterned over the face of the watch.
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As InSight lander nears end, NASA details meteorite strike on Mars
The InSight lander, perched on the surface of Mars since 2018, will run out of power and stop operations within four to eight weeks, NASA said on Thursday,
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NASA's InSight Lander Reveals Details On Outermost Layer Of Mars
NASA's robotic InSight lander, in the twilight of its service after nearly 4 years on Mars, is revealing new details about Earth's closest planetary neighbor based on data from 2 big meteorite impacts that shed light on the Martian crust's structure.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Unearths Surprising Facts About Jezero Crater
In its latest discovery, the NASA's Perseverance rover has found that the floor of the crater, which once hosted a lake billion years ago, is made up of volcanic rocks rather than sedimentary rocks, as believed earlier. The rover started examining the floor in the spring of 2021, after which scientists studied the data. It was found that the floor ...
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Data From Black Beauty Martian Meteorite May Shed Light on Mars' History
A team of researchers from Australia's Curtin University studied the chemical and physical properties of the Black Beauty meteorite to determine the location of its origin on Mars. The chemical composition of Black Beauty suggested that Mars also had volcanic activity like Earth. The team concluded that the meteorite originated from one of the olde...
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Planet Formation Theory Upset After New Study Of Mars Meteorite
The planetary formation theory that scientists have been referring to for decades seems to have been jeopardised by a recent study regarding an old meteorite. The theory explained how rocky planets like Earth and Mars acquire volatile material.
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Mars Meteorite Analysed for Signs Of Life: Here's What Scientists Found
Lund University, Sweden, researchers investigated a 1.3 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars and found it had limited exposure to water. In other words, the existence of life at that specific time and place was unlikely.
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Space Station Receives Oldest Female Astronaut And A Bit Of Mars
The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world.
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Signs Of Martian Life May Be Hidden Deep Below Planet Surface
Signs of life may be present deep inside the surface of Mars, rather that in rocks excavated by some meteorite impacts, a new study suggests.
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Mega-Tsunamis On Mars Show Life Potential: Study
Two large meteorites that hit Mars billions of years ago triggered a pair of mega-tsunamis which forever scarred the martian landscape and yielded evidence of cold, salty oceans conducive to sustaining life, a new study has found.
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Two Large Meteorites Hit Mars 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Caused Tsunamis: Study
"This wave was composed of liquid water. It formed widespread backwash channels to carry the water back to the ocean.
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Methane Found on Martian Meteorites Tips Possibility of Life
The discovery hints at the possibility that methane could be used as a food source by rudimentary forms of life beneath the Martian surface.
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Ancient Rock Shows Signs of Water on Mars: Study
A new analysis of the oldest meteorite from Mars suggests that early Martian landscape had water, but instead of vast oceans the red planet probably held smaller seas.
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Evidence of Hot Water on Mars Found in Ancient Meteorite From Early Days of Solar System
Evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars has been found in a 4.45-billion-year-old zircon grain from the NWA7034 meteorite. The findings, detailed in Science Advances, reveal that hydrothermal systems were active on Mars during the Pre-Noachian period. Researchers suggest these systems, essential for life on Earth, could have made Mars habita...
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Mars Is Hit By Basketball-Sized Meteorites Every Day, Shows Study
Mars is hit by a meteorite almost every day, new research has revealed. This is up to 10 times more meteorites than had been predicted, according to data from NASA's InSight mission.
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Video: Watch With 12 Meteorites From ''Moon, Mars And Space'' Breaks Guinness World Record
The watch, named Cosmopolis, features 12 different meteorites patterned over the face of the watch.
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As InSight lander nears end, NASA details meteorite strike on Mars
The InSight lander, perched on the surface of Mars since 2018, will run out of power and stop operations within four to eight weeks, NASA said on Thursday,
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NASA's InSight Lander Reveals Details On Outermost Layer Of Mars
NASA's robotic InSight lander, in the twilight of its service after nearly 4 years on Mars, is revealing new details about Earth's closest planetary neighbor based on data from 2 big meteorite impacts that shed light on the Martian crust's structure.
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Unearths Surprising Facts About Jezero Crater
In its latest discovery, the NASA's Perseverance rover has found that the floor of the crater, which once hosted a lake billion years ago, is made up of volcanic rocks rather than sedimentary rocks, as believed earlier. The rover started examining the floor in the spring of 2021, after which scientists studied the data. It was found that the floor ...
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Data From Black Beauty Martian Meteorite May Shed Light on Mars' History
A team of researchers from Australia's Curtin University studied the chemical and physical properties of the Black Beauty meteorite to determine the location of its origin on Mars. The chemical composition of Black Beauty suggested that Mars also had volcanic activity like Earth. The team concluded that the meteorite originated from one of the olde...
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Planet Formation Theory Upset After New Study Of Mars Meteorite
The planetary formation theory that scientists have been referring to for decades seems to have been jeopardised by a recent study regarding an old meteorite. The theory explained how rocky planets like Earth and Mars acquire volatile material.
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Mars Meteorite Analysed for Signs Of Life: Here's What Scientists Found
Lund University, Sweden, researchers investigated a 1.3 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars and found it had limited exposure to water. In other words, the existence of life at that specific time and place was unlikely.
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Space Station Receives Oldest Female Astronaut And A Bit Of Mars
The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world.
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Signs Of Martian Life May Be Hidden Deep Below Planet Surface
Signs of life may be present deep inside the surface of Mars, rather that in rocks excavated by some meteorite impacts, a new study suggests.
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Mega-Tsunamis On Mars Show Life Potential: Study
Two large meteorites that hit Mars billions of years ago triggered a pair of mega-tsunamis which forever scarred the martian landscape and yielded evidence of cold, salty oceans conducive to sustaining life, a new study has found.
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Two Large Meteorites Hit Mars 3.4 Billion Years Ago, Caused Tsunamis: Study
"This wave was composed of liquid water. It formed widespread backwash channels to carry the water back to the ocean.
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Methane Found on Martian Meteorites Tips Possibility of Life
The discovery hints at the possibility that methane could be used as a food source by rudimentary forms of life beneath the Martian surface.
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Ancient Rock Shows Signs of Water on Mars: Study
A new analysis of the oldest meteorite from Mars suggests that early Martian landscape had water, but instead of vast oceans the red planet probably held smaller seas.
