Scientists Identify 4.1-Billion-Year-Old Martian Meteorite, Offering Rare Clues to Marsโ Wet Past
Scientists have identified a rare Martian meteorite, Teghaza 001, embedded in a pink rock recovered from the Sahara Desert, with estimates placing its age at about 4.1 billion years. The find is drawing attention because it may preserve some of the oldest material ever studied from Mars, potentially illuminating the planetโs early geology and its long-vanished water environment.
