Settling a scientific dispute over a meteorite's age may help indicate whether the Red Planet is still amenable to life. New research may clear it up.
Planetary scientists dream of sending a geologist to Mars to study its rocks by hand. Until then, they have to settle for examining meteorites — chunks of the Red Planet that land on Earth after hurtling through space and surviving the searing fall through our atmosphere.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/TYrba45JU_g/la-sci-mars-meteorite-20130810,0,6057015.story
Planetary scientists dream of sending a geologist to Mars to study its rocks by hand. Until then, they have to settle for examining meteorites — chunks of the Red Planet that land on Earth after hurtling through space and surviving the searing fall through our atmosphere.
via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/TYrba45JU_g/la-sci-mars-meteorite-20130810,0,6057015.story
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