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Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001

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A microscopic cross-section of a rock specimen set against a black background, displaying a heavily fractured, mosaic-like mineral texture in shades of gray and black with a 1-millimeter scale bar in the top-left corner.
A microscopic cross-section of a rock specimen set against a black background, displaying a heavily fractured, mosaic-like mineral texture in shades of gray and black with a 1-millimeter scale bar in the top-left corner. · Photo · NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media usage guidelines

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Description This slice of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth, was used to determine the age of the rock. Reflected light images like these serve as a scientist’s road map, helping them find minerals of interest to analyze by different instruments. Figure A is the same image with […]

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