Meteorite may represent 'bulk background' of Mars' battered crust
Friday, January 30, 2015 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
NWA 7034, a meteorite found a few years ago in the Moroccan desert, is like no other rock ever found on Earth. It's been shown to be a 4.4 billion-year-old chunk of the Martian crust, and according to a new analysis, rocks just like it may cover vast swaths of Mars.