It was determined from where on the planet a Martian meteorite found on Earth and estimated to be 4.48 billion years old came from. The new research is an important step towards finding answers to many questions about Mars and Earth.
While humanity is aiming to reach Mars in the very near future, an important discovery has been made about the Red Planet today. Scientists from Northern Arizona University took an important step in collecting information about the planet thanks to a Martian meteorite found on Earth. The ‘home’ of a Martian meteorite has been identified for the first time.
Called Black Beauty and determined to be 4.48 billion years old Before the meteor broke off from the Red Planet and fell to Earth, according to research published in Nature Communications, it is considered one of the planet’s most ancient sites. Terra Cimmeria-Sirenum was in the area. Finding the origin of the meteorite meant a lot to the scientific world.
It will shed light on the evolution of Mars and Earth:
Scientists, who successfully detected the origin of the meteorite thanks to the algorithm they developed, shared that new researches will reveal important information about Earth and Mars. Because after leaving Mars It is estimated to have fallen to Earth after 10 million years. The meteorite thus recorded the change that both Mars and Earth had undergone over billions of years.
According to scientists, the meteorite was the Earth’s habitable habitat today. About why Mars evolved into a dry and uninhabitable place can also answer. However, the research may also enable us to find the origin of other Martian craters with the developed method and may help us to reach more information about the Red Planet. In fact, according to scientists, this research will be a start for further research on our Solar System.
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