A piece of Mars is going home
A chunk of Mars will soon be returning home.
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Analysis of Martian meteorites has uncovered 90 million years' worth of new information about one of the red plan
Analysis of Martian meteorites has uncovered 90 million years' worth of new information about one of the red planet's volcanoes – and helped pinpoint which volcano the meteorites came from.
Space Exploration
Oct 4, 2017
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Monster volcanoes on Mars—how space rocks are helping us solve their mysteries
Mars famously has the largest volcanoes known to science. The largest is Olympus Mons, pictured above, which towers 22km above the surrounding plains – over two and a half times taller than Mount Everest. This extinct volcano ...
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Oct 4, 2017
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New research opens the way to understand life on Mars through meteorites
Research led by Monash University Earth scientists has added a new dimension to understanding life on Mars with the discovery that meteorites may be able to 'trap' evidence of Martian life.
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Jul 20, 2017
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Ancient, massive asteroid impact could explain Martian geological mysteries
The origin and nature of Mars is mysterious. It has geologically distinct hemispheres, with smooth lowlands in the north and cratered, high-elevation terrain in the south. The red planet also has two small oddly-shaped oblong ...
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Jul 18, 2017
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Novel analytical techniques to detect solar radiation imprints on meteoroids
When a meteoroid travels in space, solar radiation leaves distinctive imprints on its outer layer. Together with colleagues, ETH researcher Antoine Roth has developed novel analytical techniques to detect these imprints, ...
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Mar 22, 2017
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How a mineral found in Martian meteorites may provide clues to ancient abundance of water
Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought, according to research on simulated Martian meteorites conducted, in part, at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
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Mar 6, 2017
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Research finds evidence of 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars
Analysis of a Martian meteorite found in Africa in 2012 has uncovered evidence of at least 2 billion years of volcanic activity on Mars. This confirms that some of the longest-lived volcanoes in the solar system may be found ...
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Feb 1, 2017
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NASA renews search for antarctic meteorites
Three federal entities, including NASA, are reaffirming their commitment to search for Antarctic meteorites, to help learn more about the primitive building blocks of the solar system and answer questions about Earth's neighbors ...
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Nov 16, 2016
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Antarctica provides plenty of Mars samples right now
Sometimes, the best way to study Mars is to stay home. There's no substitute for actual missions to Mars, but pieces of Mars have made the journey to Earth, and saved us the trip. Case in point: the treasure trove of Martian ...
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Apr 19, 2016
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