There are 94 million craters on Mars. Scientists found the one this meteorite called home
- Written by Anthony Lagain, Research fellow, Curtin University
NASAIn 2011, a small meteorite was found in the Sahara Desert. Designated Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 or “Black Beauty”, the blackened chunk of volcanic crystal turned out to be a little piece of Mars, flung into space by an asteroid impact.
But where on Mars had it come from? If we knew that, the meteorite could give us crucial clues...





