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    A meteorite found in Antarctica in 1984, known as ALH 84001, is believed to provide evidence of ancient life on Mars. The meteorite is estimated to be around 4.6 billion years old and may have been inhabited by microorganisms between 0.5 to 1 billion years ago. Around 16 million years ago, a comet or asteroid impact is thought to have ejected fragments of Mars like ALH 84001 into space, with this meteorite falling to Earth approximately 13,000 years ago. ALH 84001 is composed primarily of orthopyroxene grains with minor amounts of other minerals.

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    A meteorite found in Antarctica in 1984, known as ALH 84001, is believed to provide evidence of ancient life on Mars. The meteorite is estimated to be around 4.6 billion years old and may have been inhabited by microorganisms between 0.5 to 1 billion years ago. Around 16 million years ago, a comet or asteroid impact is thought to have ejected fragments of Mars like ALH 84001 into space, with this meteorite falling to Earth approximately 13,000 years ago. ALH 84001 is composed primarily of orthopyroxene grains with minor amounts of other minerals.

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    A meteorite found in Antarctica in 1984, known as ALH 84001, is believed to provide evidence of ancient life on Mars. The meteorite is estimated to be around 4.6 billion years old and may have been inhabited by microorganisms between 0.5 to 1 billion years ago. Around 16 million years ago, a comet or asteroid impact is thought to have ejected fragments of Mars like ALH 84001 into space, with this meteorite falling to Earth approximately 13,000 years ago. ALH 84001 is composed primarily of orthopyroxene grains with minor amounts of other minerals.

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    Life on Mars

    A meteorite, found in Antarctica in 1984 and known as ALH 84001, gives the main
    fodder to scientists wishing to establish a history of organic life on the planet Mars. It
    is believed to be around 4.6 billion years old and to have been covered with micro-
    organisms soon afterwards (soon being between 0.5 and 1 billion years). Around 16
    million years ago, scientists believe, a comet or asteroid struck Mars causing
    fragments such as ALH 84001 to be thrown into space; this one fell into the Earth’s
    atmosphere some 13,000 years ago. ALH 84001 is a 1.9kg igneous plutonic rock,
    consisting of c. 95% orthopyroxene grains, c. 2% chromite, c. 1% maskelynite, c. 1%
    carbonate and other trace elements.

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