Evidence for an intense asteroid impact on Mars has been found in a Martian meteorite, which could alter the timeline for when the red planet might have been habitable.
has been found in a Martian meteorite, which could alter the timeline for when the red planet might have been habitable., or 'Black Beauty', scientists discovered a shocked crystal of the mineral zircon, showing a feature only seen on Earth in massive impact craters. This suggests that Mars was under heavy bombardment from meteorites later than thought."High-pressure shock deformation has not previously been found in any minerals from Black Beauty.
The early Solar System was a much wilder place than it is today. We've found evidence that, early on, the inner planets were absolutely pummeled by large asteroid impacts.
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