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Scientists Find Rare Meteorite From Mars With Signs of Ancient Water
TL;DRScientists found a rare Mars meteorite on Earth showing evidence of ancient water.
Why it matters: It provides direct physical evidence of Mars's wet past, crucial for understanding habitability and past life.
"I didn't think a rock like this existed on Earth," a geologist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Texas told the Washington Post. It looks like a polished rock, dark brown with a clay-colored stripe — but it's actually one of the oldest Mars meteorites ever found, blasted…
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