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Martian meteorite. 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, 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]
- Achondrite
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.
- Martian (basaltic breccia)
- Achondrite
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Aug 20, 2014 · Photo Gallery: Images of Martian Meteorites. News. By Becky Oskin. published 20 August 2014. Marvelous Mars meteorites. (Image credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center's Meteorite Processing...
Allan Hills 84001. Coordinates: 76°55′13″S 156°46′25″E. 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.
Jul 12, 2022 · The Martian meteorite is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old. A map of 90 million craters on Mars color-coded by size and age.(Image credit: Lagain et al. 2022, Nature Communications.)...
Jul 12, 2022 · This meteorite contains the oldest martian igneous material ever dated: ~4.5 Ga old. However, its source and geological context have so far remained unknown. Here, we show that the meteorite...
Jan 3, 2013 · published 3 January 2013. Page 1 of 2: Page 2. Tissint Martian Meteorite. Image © Natural History Museum, London. The rear of the stone from the Tissint Martian meteorite is almost...
