Martian Meteorite Pendant 3dtooth and oranges present in the

and oranges present in the 3 billion-year-old material

NASA engineers discovered that faulty waterproofing used throughout the Thermal Protection System (TPS) allowed debonding of the tiles

decaying bodies were less likely to be picked apart for meat and left undisturbed

Above: Rough Sapphires from the Mini Museum Collection

This specimen is a pair of olive wood and aluminum fragments from an Olympic Relay Torch used in advance of the 2004 games in Athens

Martian Meteorite Pendant 3dtooth and oranges present in theAt its closest, Mars is about 40 million miles away from Earth, but sometimes a little piece of the red planet comes far nearer. Martian meteorites form when a large impactor strikes the surface, ejecting material that becomes a new meteorite in turn. From these space rocks, we can learn much about our neighbor in the solar system. This Martian Meteorite Pendant is an acrylic disk that contains Martian surface material. It comes from the shergottite