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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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Allan Hills 84001 (ALH84001) 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.
Jul 12, 2022 · The study of this collection of Martian meteorites provides a means to investigate Mars using modern analytical techniques originally invented to study samples returned to Earth from the lunar surface.
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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, 277 meteorites had been classified as Martian, less than half a percent of the 72,000 meteorites that have been classified.
MeteoriteFoundMass (g)1977-12-29482.519841939.91815-10-0340001996-20002015Jul 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...
Feb 13, 2018 · Scientists determine whether they are true Martian meteorites based on their rock and noble gas chemistry and mineralogy. The gases trapped in these meteorites bear the unique fingerprint of the Martian atmosphere, as recorded by NASA’s Viking mission in 1976.
Nov 23, 2022 · Martian meteorites, which were originally blasted off the surface of the Red Planet by a piece of an asteroid, are exceedingly rare: Only about 180 have been discovered on Earth. For...
