Day: January 17, 2013

Mars meteorite ‘Black Beauty’ is in a class of its own

By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent | January 3, 2013 | BBC NEWS Science & Environment Weighing 320g, the stone has been given the formal name Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 – but is nicknamed “Black Beauty”. Its texture and chemistry set it apart from all previous objects picked up off the surface of Earth but known