Meteorite From Mars Is at Home in London, After a World Tour

Meteorite From Mars Is at Home in London, After a World Tour

2/9/2012

A glossy meteorite that broke off from the Red Planet some million years ago and landed in Morocco last summer passed through many hands before finding a home at the Natural History Museum in London.

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