Photomicrograph of Martian meteorite ALH84001


An elongated structure resembling a fossil microorganism (centre), revealed in a photomicrograph of a sample of the Martian meteorite ALH84001. The finding has been used in support of a controversial suggestion by some scientists that the meteorite contains microscopic and chemical evidence of ancient life indigenous to Mars.


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Photo credit: © Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. / NASA / Alamy / Afripics
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