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Northwest Africa 7034 is a Martian meteorite believed to be the second oldest yet discovered. It is estimated to be two billion years old and contains the most water of any Martian meteorite found on Earth.
Originally classified as an ungrouped achondrite, Northwest Africa 7034 was recovered and subsequently purchased in Morocco in 2011 (MB 100).
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NWA 7034 is a geochemically enriched crustal rock compositionally similar to basalts and average martian crust measured by recent Rover and Orbiter missions. It formed 2.089 ± 0.081 billion years ago, during the early Amazonian epoch in Mars' geologic history.
- Carl B. Agee, Nicole V. Wilson, Francis M. McCubbin, Karen Ziegler, Victor J. Polyak, Zachary D. Sha...
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An exceptionally unusual shiny black meteorite was recovered in 2011 in the North African nation of Western Sahara. Officially named NWA 7034, it was nicknamed “Black Beauty” by Dr. Carl Agee, Director of the Institute of Meteoritics.
Sep 24, 2016 · NWA 7034 is composed of igneous, impact, and brecciated clasts within a thermally annealed submicron matrix of pulverized crustal rocks and devitrified impact/volcanic glass. The brecciated clasts are likely lithified portions of Martian regolith with some evidence of past hydrothermal activity.
- Francis M. McCubbin, Jeremy W. Boyce, Jeremy W. Boyce, Tímea Novák-Szabó, Tímea Novák-Szabó, Alison ...
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Jan 4, 2013 · Basic information. Name: Northwest Africa 7034. This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: NWA 7034. Observed fall: No. Year found: 2011. Country: Morocco. Mass: 320 g. Classification. history: This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites classified as Martian (polymict breccia). [show all] Search for other: Martian meteorites. Comments:
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Feb 2, 2015 · Spectroscopic measurements of a Martian meteorite called Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 are a spot-on match with orbital measurements of the Red Planet’s dark plains, according to a new study published in the journal Icarus.
