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This is an imcomplete 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]
Martian meteorite NWA 7034, nicknamed "Black Beauty," weighs approximately 320 g (11 oz). [2] 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 ...
Ambapur Nagla meteorite. Andura meteorite. Angers (meteorite) Angra dos Reis meteorite. Ankober (meteorite) Anlong (meteorite) Annaheim meteorite. Appley Bridge meteorite. Arbol Solo (meteorite)
The name Rusthawelia was kept (and discovery credited to Arend); the name 525 Adelaide was reused for the object 1908 EKa discovered October 21, 1908, by Joel Hastings Metcalf . 715 Transvaalia and 933 Susi. The object 1911 LX discovered April 22, 1911, by H. E. Wood was named 715 Transvaalia.
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.
Spirit rover ( Mars Exploration Rover, 2004 – 2010): Adirondack. Home Plate. Pot of Gold. Opportunity rover ( Mars Exploration Rover, 2004 - 2018): Block Island. Bounce. El Capitan. Heat Shield.
Yamato 000593 (or Y000593) is the second largest meteorite from Mars found on Earth. [2] [5] [6] Studies suggest the Martian meteorite was formed about 1.3 billion years ago from a lava flow on Mars. [7] An impact occurred on Mars about 11 million years ago [7] and ejected the meteorite from the Martian surface into space.
Nakhlites are a group of Martian meteorites, named after the first one, Nakhla meteorite . Nakhlites are igneous rocks that are rich in augite and were formed from basaltic magma about 1.3 billion years ago. They contain augite and olivine crystals. Their crystallization ages, compared to a crater count chronology of different regions on Mars ...