Martian meteorite Teghaza 001 formed at least 4.1 billion years ago, NASA team finds

The rock found in the Sahara in Mali in 2022 dates to the earliest period of Mars' history.

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PASADENA, United States, Oct 31, 2026 - A team led by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory planetary scientist Yang Liu has determined that the meteorite Teghaza 001 formed at least 4.1 billion years ago.^[1] The rock was found in the Sahara in Mali in 2022, and NASA announced that it formed on Mars.^[2] Liu called it uniquely valuable for Mars research.^[3] Impact Insight. Meteorites blasted off Mars by impacts are the only pieces of the planet available for laboratory study on Earth. Each one is also a record of how impacts move rock between worlds, the same process planetary defense researchers study.

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NASA JPL planetary scientist Yang Liu led a team that determined the Teghaza 001 meteorite formed at least 4.1 billion years ago. · arstechnica.com
NASA announced that meteorite Teghaza 001, found in the Mali Sahara in 2022, formed on Mars 4.1 billion years ago. · Nezavisne novine
Yang Liu, lead study author at NASA JPL, stated the meteorite is uniquely valuable for Mars research. · Nezavisne novine

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