Martian Meteorites Land at Army Lab (2 of 2) (VIDEO)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

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NASA officials say that some rare and distinct meteorites found on Earth were actually blasted off Mars by a large impact event. One such rock from the red planet made its way to an Army laboratory recently for a special X-ray look inside.

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