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Mars Shergottite NWA 13441 Dated to 1.27 Billion Years, Filling Long Gap in Record

A peer‑reviewed samarium–neodymium study published in August 2026 suggests the rock records a previously unsampled mantle signature and prompts further isotopic tests.

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InSight Data Point to Solid Inner Core and Ancient Impact Debris in Mars’ Mantle

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Seismic Reanalysis Finds Mars’ Mantle Packed With Ancient Impact Debris

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NASA’s MAVEN Mission Directly Observes Martian Atmospheric Sputtering

Mars Geology

Mars Shergottite NWA 13441 Dated to 1.27 Billion Years, Filling Long Gap in Record

Scientists Find First Garnet in Martian Meteorite

New Mars Express Images Reveal Vast Wind-Carved Ridges at Eumenides Dorsum

Perseverance Detects Potential Biosignature in Jezero Crater Rock

InSight Data Point to Solid Inner Core and Ancient Impact Debris in Mars’ Mantle

Seismic Reanalysis Finds Mars’ Mantle Packed With Ancient Impact Debris

NASA’s MAVEN Mission Directly Observes Martian Atmospheric Sputtering