Meteorite shower brings Mars rock to Earth

THEY came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces.

Meteorite shower brings Mars rock to Earth
Thu, 19 Jan, 2012 - 00:00
Brian Dwyer, Morocco

Scientists have confirmed that 15lbs of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July.

It is only the fifth time in history that scientists have chemically confirmed Martian meteorites that people witnessed falling.

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