NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a global map of Mars marking 13 locations that match the mineralogy and chemistry of Teghaza 001, described as one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth. The image, catalogued as PIA26802, is credited to NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS and carries an image addition date of 10/29/2026.

According to the description, scientists can never know with certainty where a Martian meteorite originated, but Teghaza 001 contains clues linking it to highlands in the Red Planet's southern hemisphere. The candidate areas are marked with white circles on the map.

The base map was produced using data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter instrument aboard NASA's Mars Global Surveyor mission. Scientists relied on data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to identify the areas with mineralogy and chemistry similar to the meteorite's.