Scientist Uncovers Red Planet's Climate History in Unique Meteorite

Was Mars -- now a cold, dry place -- once a warm, wet planet that sustained life? Research underway at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory may one day answer those questions -- and perhaps even help pave the way for future colonization of the Red Planet. By analyzing the chemical clues locked inside an ancient Martian meteorite known as Black Beauty, Florida State University Professor Munir Humayun and an international research team are revealing the story of Mars' ancient, and sometimes startling, climate history.

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