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Bacteria from Mars found inside ancient meteorite
(TELEGRAPH) - Their fossilised remains have been found in the rock, which was blasted out of Mars 16 million years ago as the solar system was forming.
The meteorite, called Allen Hills 84001, made headlines in 1996 after fossils were found in it. Scientists believed they were bacteria from Earth that contaminated the rock while it lay in the frozen wastes.
But a Nasa report now says there is strong evidence they originated on Mars, according to The Sun.
Dr Emily Baldwin, deputy editor of the UK’s Astronomy Now magazine, said: “Many scientists argued that what looked like fossils in the meteorite were really caused by the explosive event, such as an asteroid impact, that blasted the rock out of Mars in the first place.
“But the Nasa team is now saying they have proved that they could not have been produced by the blast itself.
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good article as usual!