# 1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-12 07:29 UTC · Category: Science · Sources: 5 · Current Velocity: 2.8

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX Weather | Rare Mars meteorite sheds light on billion-year mystery in solar system's past | 2026-08-11 18:00 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxQTGltRWdSa2VIcGRvbGVwUWtjTnQ3Q1NRbzFYY0h5Qm9jaEVlODMtMHlRbzFJRlFjUUNUcGMwTnAxSzVyamxPaDdSOWs3MUhQeHowYWlmSS0wNGxlTUpjRFo1UG4teTlMUC00SjhhLThZLUhtVU5keXJvSVF3Ni13bVZJVFJFVUpObjIyS3hLYjRUNEx6TlHSAZsBQVVfeXFMUHJyTGFZazJuVkZZQkFuQVJyX1Awd1hZZlB5aGdxZHpOOGNpU1dpRlgxMV8xVnU3UTg5WU5JTFhUNDBfMnRRNnpzOV9Ua3hmMjJJQ3ZOaElQM2FhT3laNTFwa29YYmFpdEFudm5mYzJvdlZOMmpvNU1qekNhQmRiWkx4b1c2X3B3MTFCTmQxcjZFMjUzaE5zbGJiNEE?oc=5) |
| Space Daily | Of the roughly 400 Martian meteorites ever found on Earth, none has been dated to the window between 600 million and 2.4 billion years ago — until a rock found in Algeria in 2019 was confirmed this month as 1.273 billion years old, sitting precisely in th | 2026-08-11 18:00 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixwJBVV95cUxQMWFiT3Bwb01UbndTd3kwbWcwWnE2LTQ5Rnd0TU94Vmk3OEF6ZkZqWFpGRkFjOFdRaEo1T2lCYUFSS2xOWWVzb0hYaFAtaWdOeS1XM05TQmZvU3IxQTd3Y1dyd1dOY3lLZHliS2pZb0R1OXJyZkc2eUJJTS1VVlZKZ19Fb2xhc2tUTVg2MU5idVUweHJiZHpYeUdLNHhBUTZpb0dfUmdlUWhKM2hkTmFDR1lpTUUybG5zWTRINS1XMkFydXFoY1BXdXRnS2ZERy0tNDE2VmlOR0pTZnJmV1ZIN3NONGJxMVE2WFFqWUF6amtwSVVHajIwbjZrb3Zma2l5dXl3T1V1R0VWanFnU05qRTBuOXptYU15RzdLYzhXM2ZBcmNFbTgzb0N0Y3NhZ2c4T0RlbjlxemtsZU9nc0Y2VnFMRkc3ZEU?oc=5) |
| UA.NEWS | A 1.27-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars fills a gap in the planet's geological history | 2026-08-11 18:00 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisAFBVV95cUxPY2pDRU5WOHFsWkItbjljYU5UdmE4ZWprT3VKNXF4bHpQNEQ5UFRKZGJhb2xrZlVKWXNOd2l4dDJ4TWIyS1VzQU5pcTRoV01fTlRQZC12bDF5Ml92dWhsNHNDU2QyLTZrZVdyUENEX1JkMENiTGllcEdnOHl5R1MzQzFXdUF2LV9nc21yZVR5MXhHUGhxTDYyajBTbWNuRVpmdjhMX3NVdUZMT1FraGltVg?oc=5) |
| EurekAlert! | Martian meteorite helps to bridge a 1.8-billion-year data gap in magmatic and volcanic activity on the Red Planet | 2026-08-11 18:00 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiXEFVX3lxTE1Tb29BRkRpdkZGY19HODV1Sm5kU2ZGTE5Edl95aTRFNHpVU18zVWo1V2Q3aThQTnNSYmJ2U0hHdzA1a1l2NVVmWjFmbUJDZjVRbHg3QzFjMVhmU1Ny?oc=5) |
| Space | 1-billion-year-old Mars meteorite found in Algeria is like nothing we've seen from the Red Planet | 2026-08-11 18:00 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizgFBVV95cUxPWWFBNzBTNVhiTWUwU2w2b2o5RGZRb0tHYW41RTkyZWdlQk9mcXpTVkN0T0V3S2tveHY0S0pBWTFQa2IyZ2tZc0dVdE5VZUlWVGJuRklYSm43V01XZS1CVWNRMkRtaEdwUkJiM3o5aUFpY0hWaDU4cGRCSWI1UXFsamwwVVVhRzN2aEFnZDl0OGlrV3Y0OHo4R19fV0l4SDhBald3MkxiSlNTalhaTXlNbzd5SFg0dlYyZFByRjl6UVpsMFN4XzF5N2I0ZFlKZw?oc=5) |

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