Meteorite
The green rock, discovered in Morocco last year, could be the first rock to ever venture from the planet closest to the sun.
Researchers have found several craters believed to be caused by fragments of the meteorite that crashed over Russian in mid February
The latest estimates indicate the meteorite that crashed into Russia last Friday weighed roughly 10,000 tons and was 55-feet in diameter, making it the largest meteorite to strike Earth in over a century, scientists say.
Meteorite hunters are trying to cash in on fragments of the 10 ton meteorite that crashed in Russia.
More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings.
Lead researcher Carl Agee says the important discovery provides insight into Mars' past and the past presence of water.
A Martian meteorite 2.1 billion years old contains more water than any meteorite pre viously found.