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A Martian meteorite is a rock that formed on Mars, was ejected from the planet by an impact event, and traversed interplanetary space before landing on Earth as a meteorite. As of September 2020 [update] , 277 meteorites had been classified as Martian, less than half a percent of the 72,000 meteorites that have been classified. [1]
- 277 as of 15 September 2020[update]
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This is a list of Martian meteorites i.e. meteorites that have been identified as having originated from Mars. As of September 2020 [update] , 277 meteorites had been classified as Martian, less than half a percent of the 72,000 meteorites that have been classified. [1]
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Allan Hills 84001 ( ALH84001 [1]) is a fragment of a Martian meteorite that was found in the Allan Hills in Antarctica on December 27, 1984, by a team of American meteorite hunters from the ANSMET project. Like other members of the shergottite – nakhlite – chassignite (SNC) group of meteorites, ALH84001 is thought to have originated on Mars.
Jul 12, 2022 · The Mars Meteorite Compendium (MMC) is an attempt to introduce these rocks to new investigators and give. Figure 1. Log-log comparison of Vikingmeasured Mars atmosphere to trapped gases in EETA79001 glass. Figure from Pepin (1985), Nature 317, 473. specialists a view of what is being learned by their colleagues in different fields.
May 9, 2023 · The mystery of how meteorites from Mars can reach Earth may have been solved, as scientists discover rocks can be hurled far from the Martian surface by giant impacts.
Jul 26, 2013 · Solved: The Mystery of the Martian Meteorites. Precision dating of a single rock resolves lingering uncertainties about the Red Planet’s history. By Lee Billings. Planetary scientists studying...
May 3, 2023 · May 03, 2023. In August 1865, a 10-pound rock fell from space to Earth, landing with a bang in the remote village of Sherghati, India. After being recovered by witnesses to the event, the stone passed into the possession of a local British magistrate who endeavored to identify the source of the strange object.