Labels: text | machine | screenshot | electronics OCR: A THE SEARCH FOR LIFE R The discovery METEORITES THE SETI PROGRAM METEORITES The study of meteorites from Mars promises further R discoveries as to the possibility of life on the Red Planet. In 1996, NASA researchers made an astounding announcement. And even US President Bill Clinton enthusiastically proclaimed, "Today, stone 84001 speaks to Meteorite MgC us across these millions of years and millions of miles." ALH 84001 What did NASA discover? A basaltic rock that was flung into space 16 million years ago when an asteroid crashed into Mars. The gigantic explosion-equal to a million hydrogen bombs-formed a huge crater and blasted an F enormous quantity of rocks into the Martian atmosphere. Most fell back to the surface, but some escaped from the P planet's weak gravitational field and went into orbit around the Sun. MARS BETAT
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