Scientists say a meteorite found in the Sahara in Mali in 2022 is one of the oldest pieces of Mars ever found, and it preserves evidence of water-rock interactions, Slashdot reports. The work is published in Science.
Why it matters
It’s eight fragments, the biggest about fist-sized, nearly two pounds in all, and most of it is in a museum in Maine. Lead author Yang Liu of NASA JPL said one reviewer called it a “Rosetta Stone for Mars.” It may even hold an imprint of the Martian atmosphere as the planet was losing its water.
My take
A rock blasted off Mars billions of years ago lands in the Sahara and waits for somebody to pick it up. Creation is full of stories. “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1).
God Bless, and May the Source Be with You!
