Martian Meteorite Found in Sahara Is 4.1 Billion Years Old
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A rock from Mars has been found on Earth. People found it in the Sahara Desert in 2022. The rock is pink. It weighs 800 grams.
Scientists say the rock is very old. It is 4.1 billion years old. This makes it a very special meteorite.
A meteorite is a rock from space. It falls to Earth from the sky. This meteorite came from Mars.
Mars is a planet. It is near Earth in space. Rocks can travel from Mars to Earth after big crashes on Mars.
NASA helped pay for the study. NASA is a space agency from the USA. Scientists at NASA work with rocks from space.
The scientists looked at the rock carefully. They used special tools. The tools help them know how old a rock is.
This meteorite has a name. People call it Teghaza 001. The name comes from the place in the Sahara.
The rock tells us about the early history of Mars. Scientists want to learn more about other planets. Old rocks like this can help them.
Vocabulary4 words
- Sahara
- a very big, hot desert in Africa
- meteorite
- a rock from space that falls to Earth
- space
- the area outside Earth, where planets are
- NASA
- a USA government group that studies space
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1. In the Sahara Desert 2. 4.1 billion years old 3. True
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A rock from Mars has been found on Earth. People found it in the _____ Desert in 2022. The rock is pink. It weighs 800 grams.
Scientists say the rock is very old. It is 4.1 billion years old. This makes it a very special _____.
A meteorite is a rock from space. It falls to Earth from the sky. This meteorite came from _____.
_____ helped pay for the study. NASA is a space agency from the USA.
The scientists looked at the rock carefully. They used special _____ to know how old it is.
This meteorite has a name. People call it _____ 001.
The rock tells us about the early history of _____.
Scientists want to learn more about other _____.
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