News tagged with meteorite alh84001
Mars meteorite controversy continues
The most illustrious meteorite in history continues to inspire heated debate. Does it carry microbial fossils from Mars or are its strange features just the product of some unique geochemistry? After almost ...
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NASA's attempt to repeat Viking's search for martian organics
After 36 years of debate, confusion, and failed attempts by other space agencies to answer a basic question, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is on its way to repeat the search for organic matter ...
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May 04, 2012 |
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Decoding early Martian weather: Analyzing carbonate minerals in meteorite Allan Hills 84001
(PhysOrg.com) -- While geological evidence points to the presence of liquid water on Mars during the Noachian epoch (the period from 4.5 to 3.5 billion years ago), determining the temperature of that water &# ...
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Oct 24, 2011 |
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Wet and mild: Researchers take the temperature of Mars's past
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have directly determined the surface temperature of early Mars for the first time, providing evidence that's consistent with ...
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Oct 12, 2011 |
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Discovery could reveal secrets of ancient Martian and terrestrial atmospheres
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists at UC San Diego have uncovered a new chemical reaction on tiny particulates in the atmosphere that could allow scientists to gain a glimpse from ancient rocks of what the atmospheres ...
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Nov 08, 2010 |
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Rock of ages: Clues about Mars evolution revealed
Through the study of a popular Martian meteorite's age, a University of Houston professor and his team have made significant discoveries about the timeline of volcanic activity on Mars.
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Apr 15, 2010 |
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New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1996, when scientists examined a meteorite from Mars previously uncovered in Antarctica, they were intrigued by what looked like microscopic fossils of ancient Martian life forms. Now, ...
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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Spirit Wintering But Work Continues
From its winter outpost at Low Ridge inside Gusev Crater, NASA's Spirit rover took this view of the nearby hilly, sandy terrain that includes two potential iron meteorites. The two light-colored, smooth rocks ...
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Jul 11, 2006 |
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Possible Meteorites in the Martian Hills
From its winter outpost at "Low Ridge" inside Gusev Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit took this spectacular, color mosaic of hilly, sandy terrain and two potential iron meteorites. The two light-colored, ...
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Jul 11, 2006 |
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Relic of life in that Martian meteorite? A fresh look
Since the mid-1990s a great debate has raged over whether organic compounds and tiny globules of carbonate minerals imbedded in the Martian meteorite Allan Hills 84001 were processed by living creatures from ...
Mar 22, 2006 |
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New Viewing Technique Bolsters Case For Life On Mars
New examinations of a Martian meteorite found nearly a century ago have strengthened the possibility that the red planet once harbored life.
Feb 14, 2006 |
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