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NASA's successful Mars landing will reveal yet more secrets from the red planet. But there is much we already know from Martian fragments that found their way to Earth.
Almost there! Check your email inbox to finalise email verification. You'll then be asked to choose a password so you can log in to The Spinoff. February 19, 2021 NASA, CC BY-ND As the Perseverance rover lands on Mars, here’s what we already know from Martian meteorites found on Earth I found my own first Martian meteorite sitting in a cabinet in a gem store in Akaroa, writes James Scott. But people might be surprised to learn there have been another 48 missions to the red planet so far. Of these, more than half failed at stages from take-off to deployment — including th...