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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kzoneind@mstdn.social ("Knowledge Zone") wrote:
#KnowledgeBit: Northwest Africa 7034, nicknamed "#BlackBeauty", is a #Martian #Meteorite that contains the oldest known Martian igneous material. The meteorite is about 2-4.5 billion years old. It was found in the Sahara Desert in 2011.
The space rock is believed to be the second oldest yet discovered and contains the most water of any Martian meteorite found on Earth.
