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News Release 04-094
New Martian Meteorite Found in Antarctica
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The meteorite as it was collected in Antarctica.
Credit: ANSMET, Case Western University
Meteorite MIL 03346 in the meteorite processing laboratory at the Johnson Space Center.
Credit: ANSMET, Case Western University
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A member of the 2003-2004 ANSMET team searches the Miller Range icefield in the Transantarctic mountains.
Credit: ANSMET, Case Western University
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This NSF animation shows how material from the surface of Mars can travel to Earth and become a meteorite.
Credit: Trent L. Schindler, National Science Foundation
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Download broadcast quality version of the NSF animation. It shows how material from the surface of Mars can travel to Earth and become a meteorite.
Credit: Trent L. Schindler, National Science Foundation