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Mars meteorite found in drawer reveals history of water on Red Planet
"We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was caused by magmatic activity that still occurs periodically on Mars to the present day.
Meteorite found in a drawer in 1929 contains ancient evidence of liquid water on Mars
A sliver of Martian rock that once lay hidden in a university drawer has helped researchers better understand the Red Planet’s geological history. Using isotopic dating, a team at Purdue University has determined that the “Lafayette Meteorite” likely interacted with liquid water approximately 742 million years ago.
Rock once forgotten in a drawer plays key part in dating water on Mars
Despite the team's success in dating the water-rock interaction, the researchers don't think Mars was teeming with water at that time in history. Rather, they suspect the water came from permafrost melt, perhaps caused by molten rock moving through the planet's crust. The study appears in the Geochemical Perspectives Letters.
Martian Meteorite Encountered Water on Mars: Scientists
Researchers from Purdue University have confirmed the so-called Lafayette Meteorite encountered Water before it left Mars behind. The unlikely journey that brought the Lafayette Meteorite to Purdue University’s Department of Earth,
Meteorite found in a drawer at university contains 700-million-year-old evidence of water on Mars
The Lafayette meteorite was discovered in a drawer at Purdue University in 1931, with no clear indication of how it got there. A new analysis of the rock reveals evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago.
Meteorite that struck Mars reveals when the planet had liquid water
The study identified when water interacted with the meteorite and established that the dating was unaffected by events after it left Mars.
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Did NASA's Viking landers accidentally kill life on Mars? Why one scientist thinks so
Dirk Schulze-Makuch is a scientist who thinks NASA's Viking landers could have inadvertently destroyed the life they were ...
Why Mars Could Hold The Keys To Understanding How Life Started Here
Finding evidence for the first life ever to emerge on planet earth is a long, tough slog. But oddly enough, real answers may ultimately come from Mars.
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NASA Mars Scientists Ponder 'Peculiar Pale Pebbles' Mystery
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spots a scattering of bizarre bright white pebbles of a mysterious composition and origin.
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Europe's Hera asteroid probe heads for Mars after engine burn
Europe's Hera asteroid probe will use the Red Planet for a gravity assist on its way to scope out the space rock crash site ...
Watch Time-Lapse Of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity's Last Flight Of 2022
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity last flew on Mars. Watch the time-lapse, color images and stats from the flight. Credit: ...
How Musk’s mission to Mars could reshape government
Starlink currently receives some subsidies from the government, but POLITICO’s John Hendel reported in October that it could ...
Man finds smooth Mars bar without signature ripple
A man who discovered a Mars bar without its signature ripple on top said he found the reaction to it on social media "bizarre ...
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Hits No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars ’ “Die With a Smile” bounds four spots to No. 1 on Billboard ’s Pop Airplay chart (dated Nov. 23).
Why South Korean Students Are Worried Of Rose and Bruno Mars' K-Pop Song 'APT'
Due to the track being an earworm, some students have "banned" it from their playlists, hoping to avoid any distractions.