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4.1-Billion-Year-Old Mars Meteorite Found in Sahara

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 08 November 2026, 12:50 UTC ·9 sec listen

Scientists have identified a meteorite from Mars, estimated to be 4.1 billion years old, in a pink rock found in the Sahara Desert. Named Teghaza 001, it takes its name from a salt plain in Mali.

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