Original title (Turkish): Mali'deki Mars göktaşının 4,1 milyar yıldan daha eski olduğu belirlendi
A NASA-led investigation revealed that a Martian meteorite discovered in Mali is over 4.1 billion years old, offering unprecedented insights into Mars' earliest history.
Chemical traces of Teghaza 001, one of Earth's oldest Martian meteorites, have been mapped. Researchers identified 13 potential origin sites in Mars' southern highlands.
Analysis of a rose-colored 800-gram meteorite found in the Sahara Desert in 2022 reveals its true origin. NASA-funded scientists confirmed it is a piece of Mars formed over 4.1 billion years ago, among the oldest ever found.
How Mars was once warm enough for liquid water has long been a mystery. A new theory suggests that rust beneath the surface may have played a key role in warming the Red Planet.
Shining at magnitude 0.8, Mars is tracking eastward across the morning sky, reaching the border between Cancer and Leo roughly 60 degrees above the southeastern horizon.
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