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Oldest Mars Rock Reveals Red Planet’s Watery Past

Updated 2026-10-29 19:50 UTC 1 source Neutral

A newly discovered meteorite, Teghaza 001, provides insights into the watery history of Mars. The rock, blasted off the planet by a giant impact and later found in the Sahara Desert, is shedding light on ancient chapters of Martian geology.

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Blasted off Mars by a giant impact long ago, the meteorite Teghaza 001 eventually fell to Earth in the Sahara Desert. Now it’s revealing previously hidden chapters of Mars’s deep past
2026-10-29 18:00 UTC
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