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Desert glass, a rare kind of glass found in the sandy environments of the Levant, is possibly a product of a meteorite impact that happened millions of years ago. The material, also called Libyan [...]
In an interview with Dr. Malcolm LeCompte of the Comet Research Group, I pledged microscopy and ICP-MS (mass spec) instrument time to the comet researchers to help them analyze the physical [...]
Space researcher Sara Motaghian described the results as "really cool" to Newsweek, and said they could help in the search for life on the surface of Mars.
The FINANCIAL — Planetary scientists from the University of Glasgow have lent their support to an important new study of a Martian meteorite. The research, led by Curtin University in Australia, has found the first physical evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact in ancient Martian meteorites, which could help identify when conditions suitable for life may have existed on early Mars. Published in journal Science Advances, the research examined grains of the mineral zircon in Martian meteorite NWA 7034. The meteorite, colloquially known as ‘Black Beauty’, is a rare sample of the surface of Mars. The original 320-gramThe FINANCIAL -- Planetary scientists from the University of Glasgow have lent their support to an important new study of a Martian meteorite. The research, led by Curtin University in Australia, has found the first physical evidence of high-intensity damage caused by asteroid impact in ancient Martian meteorites, which could help identify when conditions suitable ► The FINANCIAL Education
Evidence for an intense asteroid impact on Mars has been found in a Martian meteorite, which could alter the timeline for when the red planet might have been habitable.