Gusev-plain
The designated landing site for the first Mars Exploration Rover mission is Gusev Crater, seen here in its geological context from NASA Viking images - Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date: 01/20/2010
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NWA 1110 - Original Stones
Greg and Adam Hupé purchased 118 grams of these stones in 2001 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco
Date: 01/20/2010
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NWA 1110 - Martian - .010 grams Approved
A small fragmnet which shows good internal detail - special thanks to Coby Wellshear for this specimen
Date: 01/20/2010
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NWA 1110 - Original Stones
Greg and Adam Hupé purchased 118 grams of these stones in 2001 from a dealer in Erfoud, Morocco
Date: 06/17/2009
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NWA 1110 - Martian - Fragment Approved
Our second small sample of these stones is classified as a shergottite Martian
Date: 06/17/2009
Views: 1614
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NWA 1110 - Martian - Fragment
The NWA 1110 stones have now been paired with NWA 1068 - both are probably from the same strewn field since Moroccan dealers tend to keep their sources secret
Date: 06/17/2009
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NWA 1195 - Two halves of the same stone!
Adam Hupé spotted the 50 gram small piece and realized it was Martian - then Greg Hupé travelled all the way into the deserts of Morocco to find the matching 265 gram paired stone!
Date: 04/18/2009
Views: 1814
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NWA 1195 - Martian - .120 grams Approved
We have an incredible slice of this meteorite! - It is an olivine-phyric basaltic shergottite
Date: 01/01/2000
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NWA 1195 - Martian - .120 grams
Back side - One of the real highlights of our collection!
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1724
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Phoenix Mars Lander
NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission successfully landed on the polar region of Mars on May 25, 2008
Date: 05/23/2009
Views: 1569
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NWA 2626 - Martian - .032 grams Approved
Another meteorite sample which has been confirmed by scientists to be Martian!
Date: 05/23/2009
Views: 1564
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NWA 2626 - Martian - .032 grams
Our largest sample of this very rare NWA 2626 Martian stone
Date: 05/23/2009
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The Phoenix Lander arm collects a soil sample on Mars
These samples provide the data needed to confirm Martian meteorites back on Earth!
Date: 04/18/2009
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NWA 2626 - Original Stone
It is an olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric shergottite - a 31 gram martian stone purchased and photographed by Mike Farmer and Jim Strope
Date: 04/18/2009
Views: 1974
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NWA 2626 - Martian - .014 grams total Approved
We have three nice "Hupé specs" of this VERY RARE meteorite! Only 31 grams TKW!!
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1603
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NWA 2737 - Original Stones
The total wieght was 611 grams - Photo © Bruno Fectay & Carine Bidaut
Date: 01/26/2005
Views: 1678
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NWA 2737 - Martian - .016 grams total Approved
Yes - this is one of those tiny "Hupé specs" - please don't sneeze when the lid is open - but it is an extremely rare Martian Chassignite with a TKW of only 611 grams!
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1735
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NWA 2737 - Martian - .016 grams total
A closer look at the martian sample - the only other Chassignite in the world is the original Chassigny meteorite!
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1710
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NWA 2975 - Original Stone
This fully crusted whole stone was purchased in Erfoud, Morocco, by Michael Farmer in November 2005
Date: 05/10/2009
Views: 1677
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NWA 2975 - Martian - .152 grams Approved
The original whole stone weighed 70.1 grams - this is a slice from that original stone
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1582
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NWA 2975 - Martian - .152 grams
It is classified as a Martian shergottite
Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1607
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