Newly-Discovered Martian Meteorite Is Unlike Any Other Rock From Mars

A water-rich Martian meteorite is unlike any meteorite scientists have ever found from the Red Planet. The meteorite has about ten times more water than other Martian meteorites, according to the study published today, Jan. 3, in Science Express. The high concentration of water suggests that the rock interacted with water near the Martian surface some 2.1 billion years ago, when the meteorite is believed to have formed. The meteorite also contains basaltic rock (rock that forms from rapidly cool...