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1.3-Billion-Year-Old Martian Meteorite Had Limited Exposure to Water, Study Finds
Using neutron and X-ray tomography, a team of planetary researchers from Lund University and elsewhere examined a section of Miller Range (MIL) 03346, a nakhlite meteorite from Miller Range in Antarctica. A polished section of the Martian meteorite Miller Range (MIL) 03346: (A) photograph of the interior of MIL 03346,230; note the yellow tint in…
Martian dust storm delays next flight of Ingenuity helicopter
Earth isn’t the only place where bad weather affects space flights. The weather on Mars can also be tricky, and recently it has caused some problems for the planned flight of the Ingenuity helicopter. Ingenuity had been scheduled to take its nineteenth flight earlier this month, but a regional dust storm forced the team to…