A "fresh" Martian meteorite that fell to Earth last year contains unique evidence of water weathering on the planet's surface.
The rock, blasted off Mars some 700,000 years ago by an asteroid or comet impact, also bears traces of the planet's atmosphere, say scientists.
Analysis of samples of the meteorite indicates it originated on or near the Martian surface.
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