Meteorite Provides Evidence for Hydrothermal Activity on Ancient Mars

Meteorite Provides Evidence for Hydrothermal Activity on Ancient Mars
Northwest Africa 7034. Image credit: NASA.

Scientists from Curtin University and the University of Adelaide have analyzed a 4.45-billion-year-old zircon grain from a famous Martian meteorite called Northwest Africa 7034 (NWA7034) and found geochemical ‘fingerprints’ of water-rich fluids.

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 Scientists from Curtin University and the University of Adelaide have analyzed a 4.45-billion-year-old zircon grain from a famous Martian meteorite called Northwest Africa 7034 (NWA7034) and found geochemical ‘fingerprints’ of water-rich fluids.
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