Researchers concluded about 5-10 million years ago that the Black Beauty meteorite, found in Morocco in 2011, was thrown into space from the surface of the Cimmerian land on Mars. In Nature Communications, the study is published.

A martian meteorite containing basalt breccia, the only one known to us, was able to be identified for the first time under the right conditions.

As part of the MSR mission, similar rocks will be delivered from Mars to Earth at least ten years from now, according to Anthony Lagein, a researcher at Curtin University in Perth.

An unusual pyramidal shape and a characteristic black color characterized the Black Beauty meteorite, which was found in the Moroccan Sahara Desert in 2011.

The meteorite was later acquired by American sky stone collectors, who gave it to geologists, who gave it the name NWA 7034.

During the study of the meteorite, scientists discovered that it is a fragment of Martian basalt that was ejected into space by an asteroid that struck the fourth planet in the solar system a billion years ago.

Research estimates that the rock fragment was formed four billion years ago, making it one of the oldest Martian meteorites ever discovered.

According to researchers, NWA 7034 is a fragment of the primary rocks of the Martian crust that was separate from the planet's surface during the Khuzhirt crater's formation.

A few million years later, during the Cimmerian period, a meteorite fell next to it, causing it to be thrown into space much later, about 5-10 million years ago, which led to the formation of the Karrat crater that can now be seen in the territory of the Cimmerians.

As a result of studying the structure and properties of the Black Beauty, as well as by automating the analysis of images of craters on the surface of Mars, researchers came to this conclusion about the origin and placement of the Black Beauty.

By studying photographs of each Martian crater and comparing its characteristics with NWA 7034, they were able to determine the rock structure, composition, magnetization level, age, and many other factors.

It is revealed from these calculations that nine craters on Mars' southern hemisphere are likely to be able to claim the distinction of being this meteorite's 'home' because they are located there.

A later study of these elements showed that the Black Beauty is a fragment of ancient rocks that was ejected into space approximately 1.5 billion years ago and approximately 5-10 million years ago as a result of the formation of the Khuzhirt and Karrat craters.

Similarly, the NWA 7034 meteorite appears to be a fragment of Mars' primary crust that formed in its early stages. In the future, Mars expeditions will be particularly interested in the “Black Beauty” and the Karratha crater that gave rise to it, the scientists said.