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Cleaning a Martian Meteoritean Meteorite
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A slice of a meteorite scientists have determined came from Mars placed inside an oxygen plasma cleaner, which removes organics from the outside of surfaces. This slice will likely be used here on Earth for testing a laser instrument for NASA's Mars 2020 rover; a separate slice will go to Mars on the rover. Martian meteorites are believed to be the result of impacts to the Red Planet's surface, resulting in rock being blasted into the atmosphere.
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Credit lineCleaning a Martian Meteoritean Meteorite. NASA/JPL, 2018-02-13. Public domain. ID: PIA22247.
