200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars

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200 meteorites on Earth traced to 5 craters on Mars


Believe it or not, debris from Mars has frequently made its way to Earth after powerful impacts hit the Red Planet’s surface and launch it into space. 

There have been at least 10 of these meteorite-forming events in Mars’ recent history. When these massive impacts occur, meteorites can be flung away from the Red Planet with enough velocity that they break free of Mars’ gravitational pull to enter orbit around the sun, with some eventually falling to Earth

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