A rare pink meteorite from Mars, 4.1 billion years old, was discovered in the Sahara desert.
The find, officially named Tegase 001, is recognized by scientists as one of the oldest fragments of the Red Planet ever found on Earth.
The space object consists of eight fragments with a total mass of almost 800 grams. Laboratory analysis confirmed that the rock was formed and detached from Mars in the first 400 million years of its existence.
The main sensation lies in the chemical composition of the stone: it directly proves that already at the dawn of its history, there was liquid water on the Red Planet, which actively interacted with the Martian crust.