Important discoveries on Mars in recent years.
The study of Martian meteorites has become an entirely new area of life on Mars. As of March 27, 2017, out of 61,000 cataloged meteorites on Earth, 202 were classified as Martian meteorites. It is believed that the first Martian meteorite (Chassigny) was found during a fall in the French mountains of Ardennes in 1815. At the same time, its Martian origin was determined only in 2000. It is estimated that on average, up to 0.5 tons of Martian matter is deposited on Earth. According to other estimates, on average one Martian meteorite falls to Mars per month...