Close-up of the Tissint Meteorite (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Close-up of the Tissint Meteorite (2 of 2)

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This meteorite has been found in Morocco in 2011. It's tiny cracks contain carbon of organic nature. This carbon has been deposited on Mars and could have been originated by a biological activity.

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Alain Herzog / EPFL 2014

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