Wired News: Chunk of Mars Found at South Pole

Wired reports that a piece of Mars was found on the South Pole. Earths South Pole that is.
The team of Antarctic explorers came across the 1.5-pound black rock last December while scouring for meteorites in the Transantarctic Mountains, about 466 miles from the South Pole. A subsequent analysis by the Smithsonian Institution revealed that the rock's mineralogy and texture are 'unmistakably Martian,' according to a statement released Wednesday by NASA.

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 22, 2004 at 10:44 PM.  
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