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Scientists have confirmed that a meteorite seen to fall in Morocco, July 2011 came from Mars! The meteorite has been called Tissint after the village near where it was found. Most meteorites are “finds” rather than “falls” (seen falling) and very … Continue reading
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In February our bloggers were at LPSC reporting on the Decadal Survey that sets out NASA’s planetary exploration priorities for the next decade. Top of the list was a Mars rover and a Mars sample return mission. Achieving this depends on a partnership between … Continue reading
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100 years ago today (28th June 1911) the Nakhla meteorite was seen to fall from the sky in Egypt (allegedly killing a dog a the process!). This turned out to be an exciting find as Nakhla originated on Mars and … Continue reading
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