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Mars Rock Found In Antarctica

Posted by timothy on from the it-was-lonely dept.

lousyd writes "Scientists with with ANSMET, the Antarctic Search for Meteorites, have found a meteorite in the Antarctic that apparently has come from Mars. Weighing in at 715.2 grams, the find has been confirmed by the National Museum of Natural History. The rock is a member of the 'nakhlite' set, and has been named MIL 03346. By having the real thing before them, this offers Mars researchers a reality check on the data coming back from the various probes currently on Mars."

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  1. Re:I'm curious... by dnahelix · · Score: -1, Troll

    Interesting? How is a completely clueless question informative?
    Wah! Wah! I'm in front of the biggest information resource in the history off all of human-kind, but I want somebody to tell me the answer... Wah! Wah!

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