What Is the Significance of ALH84001

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of ALH84001?

• A) a rare fossil unearthed after an Appalachian landslide
• B) a paleolithic hominid found in Alabama in 1984
• C) an Antarctic meteorite with Martian atmosphere
• D) an unusual aluminum-hydrogen compound in a meteorite
• E) an alien life form predicted by George Orwell

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