Scientists have scanned the 4.48 billion-year-old “Black Beauty” asteroid from Mars with new generation devices and discovered large amounts of hydrogen and water components in its rocks.
Elchi.az reports that Estrid Naver and her team from the Technical University of Denmark were able to image the interior of the Mars asteroid coded “Black Beauty” (NWA 7034) without damaging it, using two advanced technologies called “X-ray CT” and “Neutron CT”.
Small rock particles called “H-Fe-ox” (hydrogen-rich iron oxyhydroxide) were found inside this approximately 4.48 billion-year-old asteroid. It was found that these small areas, which make up only 0.4 percent of the sample, make up 11 percent of the asteroid’s total water content. It was reported that this discovery proves that Mars is more widespread than previously thought and probably has liquid water.
Experts stated that they aim to use this non-contact scanning method in samples planned to be brought to Earth from Mars in the future.
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