News Release 04-094 - Video
New Meteorite Discovered in Antarctica Likely of Martian Origin
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![Illustration of impact after large piece of debris strikes planet](/news/mmg/media/images/pr04094video_f11.jpg)
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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