{"id":587909,"date":"2026-10-30T10:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/photojournal\/slice-of-martian-meteorite-teghaza-001\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T10:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:32:35","slug":"slice-of-martian-meteorite-teghaza-001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=587909","title":{"rendered":"Slice of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This slice of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth, was used to determine the age of the rock. Reflected light images like these serve as a scientist\u2019s road map, helping them find minerals of interest to analyze by different instruments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/psd\/photojournal\/pia\/pia26\/pia26801\/figures\/PIA26801_figA.tif?w=4132&#038;h=3306&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"A microscopic cross-section of a rock specimen set against a black background, displaying a heavily fractured, mosaic-like mineral texture in shades of gray and black with a 1-millimeter scale bar in the top-left corner. 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Shocked plagioclase (darker gray) is created by extreme pressures during impacts, including the one that sent Teghaza 001 flying through space to Earth. 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