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Wolfe Creek Crater

Wolfe Creek Crater

Martian Meteorites

Date: 03/11/2009
Size: 145 items
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Dar al Gani 489 - Original Stone

Dar al Gani 489 - Original Stone

This dark brown stone was found in 1997 in Dar al Gani - it weighed 2,146 grams - Photo courtesy Matteo Chinellato

Date: 09/19/2009
Views: 1570
Dar al Gani 489 - .170 grams  Approved

Dar al Gani 489 - .170 grams Approved

A much larger piece that we obtained recently - this shows much more detail than our original "Bessey spec" of this stone

Date: 09/19/2009
Views: 1400
Dar al Gani 489 - .170 grams

Dar al Gani 489 - .170 grams

A great look at the opposite side of this classic Martian rock

Date: 09/19/2009
Views: 1448
Earth to Mars Comparison

Earth to Mars Comparison

Courtesy University of Washington and NASA

Date: 10/03/2009
Views: 1429
Dar al Gani 670 - Martian - .027 grams  Approved

Dar al Gani 670 - Martian - .027 grams Approved

Our fragment has been classified as a Martian (shergottite)

Date: 10/03/2009
Views: 1362
Dar al Gani 670 - Martian - .027 grams

Dar al Gani 670 - Martian - .027 grams

The original meteorite was a dark-brown stone - broken into three adjoining pieces - with a total mass of 1619 grams

Date: 10/03/2009
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Dhofar 019 - Original Stone

Dhofar 019 - Original Stone

This brownish gray stone weighing 1,056 grams was found in the desert of Oman in 2000

Date: 05/15/2009
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Dhofar 019 - Martian - .422 grams  Approved

Dhofar 019 - Martian - .422 grams Approved

Our sample slice of the stone is classified as a Martian shergottite

Date: 05/15/2009
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Dhofar 019 - Martian - .422 grams

Dhofar 019 - Martian - .422 grams

This sample has smectite–calcite–gypsum "orangettes" which are similar to those in the Allan Hills 84001 Antarctica meteorite

Date: 01/01/2000
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Martian Crater

Martian Crater

This crater on northern Elysium Planitia is a little more than twice the diameter of the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona - It formed by the impact and subsequent explosion of a meteorite - Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

Date: 01/20/2010
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Dhofar 019 - Martian - .332 grams  Approved

Dhofar 019 - Martian - .332 grams Approved

Another nice part sliced fragment of the Dhofar 019 stone

Date: 01/20/2010
Views: 1418
Dhofar 019 - Martian - .332 grams

Dhofar 019 - Martian - .332 grams

The characteristic coloring of a martian meteorite is very visible on this specimen

Date: 01/20/2010
Views: 1415
Los Angeles - Original Stone 001

Los Angeles - Original Stone 001

Two stones - weighing 452.6 and 245.4 grams - were identified by Bob Verish while he was cleaning out a box of rocks that was part of his 20 year old Mojave Desert rock collection!

Date: 05/17/2009
Views: 1320
Los Angeles - Original Stone 002
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Los Angeles - Original Stone 002

The two photos are © 2000 Ron Baalke of NASA's JPL and were taken when he first examined the two stones

Date: 05/17/2009
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Los Angeles 001 - Martian - Fragments  Approved

Los Angeles 001 - Martian - Fragments Approved

Our four small pieces are classified as basaltic shergottites

Date: 05/17/2009
Views: 1373
Rob Elliott

Rob Elliott

Rob lives in Glenrothes, Fife in the United Kingdom and is one of the most well known collector-dealer-hunters of meteorites - his trade business is named Fernlea

Date: 09/19/2009
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Rob Elliott Label

Rob Elliott Label

Rob sold "specs" of Los Angeles 001 (similar to "Bessey Specs") - we obtained one of these fragments and it came with this signed COA from Rob

Date: 09/19/2009
Views: 1416
Los Angeles 001 - Micro  Approved

Los Angeles 001 - Micro Approved

Our small fragment of Los Angeles 001 from Rob Elliott shows some details and various colors!

Date: 09/19/2009
Views: 1344
Nakhla - Original Stone from NHM London

Nakhla - Original Stone from NHM London

The Nakhla meteorite fell as a shower of stones in Egypt in 1911 - the designation SNC means "Sherogtty, Nakhla, and Chassigny" group of meteorites from Mars

Date: 05/23/2009
Views: 1505
Nakhla - Martian - Fragment  Approved

Nakhla - Martian - Fragment Approved

Our tiny Nakhla fragment has a carbon-rich substance filling the tiny cracks within the meteorite - scientists are studing the carbon to determine if life once existed on the Red Planet

Date: 05/23/2009
Views: 1331
Nakhla - Martian - Fragment

Nakhla - Martian - Fragment

About 10 kilograms of this meteorite was recovered - we clearly need to get a bigger sample!

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1297
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