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Mars Meteorite Reexamined for Signs of Life Using New Analysis

November 30, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

A controversial Mars meteorite is once again in the spotlight as scientists use a new kind of analysis on the rock. The study is reminiscent of initial research, published in 1996, suggesting that tiny iron sulfide and iron oxide grains in the meteorite had biological origins, and that tiny, worm-shaped objects in the rock could be the fossilized remains of Martian microbes.

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Mars Meteorite Reexamined for Signs of Life Using New Analysis

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