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Zagami - Martian - .036 grams

Zagami - Martian - .036 grams

Martian Meteorites

Date: 03/11/2009
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Tharsis Region on Mars

Tharsis Region on Mars

The Tharsis region is the largest volcanic area and Mons Olympus is the largest volcano in our solar system! Scientists believe that Shergottite Martian meteorites came from this area - image courtesy Mineralium Deposita

Date: 04/18/2009
Views: 1456
NWA 4857 - Martian - .030 grams

NWA 4857 - Martian - .030 grams

This meteorite is a Basaltic Shergottite considered to be from the Tharsis Region

Date: 01/01/2000
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NWA 4857 - Martian - .030 grams

NWA 4857 - Martian - .030 grams

This rare meteorite also has very little weathering - making it one of the freshest martian samples!

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1197
NWA 4880 - An Original Stone

NWA 4880 - An Original Stone

Photo courtesy of the Hupé Collection - 34 small individuals were found in 2007 weighing 81.6 grams

Date: 02/01/2010
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NWA 4880 - Martian - .160 grams Approved

NWA 4880 - Martian - .160 grams Approved

Our small fragment has been classified as a Martian shergottite

Date: 01/07/2010
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NWA 4880 - Martian - .160 grams

NWA 4880 - Martian - .160 grams

NWA 4808 was classified by A. Irving and S. Kuehner at the University of Washington - an important center for meteorite research

Date: 02/01/2010
Views: 1151
Martian Horizon

Martian Horizon

The Martian horizon photographed by the Spirit rover

Date: 01/06/2004
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NWA 4925 - Martian - .014 grams  Approved

NWA 4925 - Martian - .014 grams Approved

The cool thing about this meteorite is that it closely reflects the surface weathering and coloring on Mars!

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1151
NWA 4925 - Martian - .014 grams

NWA 4925 - Martian - .014 grams

It is an olivine-phyric shergottite

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1183
Spirit Rover Arm

Spirit Rover Arm

The Spirit Rover examines a group of angular martian rocks

Date: 05/11/2009
Views: 1130
NWA 4925 - Martian - .016 grams  Approved

NWA 4925 - Martian - .016 grams Approved

Another good look at the red color within a small fragment

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1199
NWA 4925 - Martian - .016 grams

NWA 4925 - Martian - .016 grams

This is probably probably paired with the much smaller NWA 4527

Date: 01/01/2000
Views: 1134
Cape Verde, Mars
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Cape Verde, Mars

Photo taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity - courtesy NASA/JPL/Cornell

Date: 05/31/2009
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NWA 4930 - Martian - .232 grams Approved

NWA 4930 - Martian - .232 grams Approved

A great crusted individual of this Martian shergottite - the TKW of NWA 4930 is 117.5 grams

Date: 05/31/2009
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NWA 4930 - Martian - .232 grams

NWA 4930 - Martian - .232 grams

NWA 4930 has been paired with NWA 2975

Date: 05/31/2009
Views: 1116
Martian Landscape

Martian Landscape

A nice bird's eye view courtesy of NASA

Date: 05/26/2009
Views: 1164
NWA 5219 - Martian - .140 grams

NWA 5219 - Martian - .140 grams

Interior view - The stone which was the source of this sample is still being classified by Ted Bunch

Date: 05/26/2009
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NWA 5219 - Martian - .140 grams

NWA 5219 - Martian - .140 grams

Outside crust of our sample - only 60 grams of this material is named NWA 5219

Date: 05/26/2009
Views: 1172
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

The Henry Crown Space Center at the museum is worth a visit!

Date: 05/31/2009
Views: 1091
Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

The single main mass of the NWA 5313 meteorite is a part of the museum collection

Date: 05/31/2009
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NWA 5313 - Martian - Fragment Approved

NWA 5313 - Martian - Fragment Approved

The individual meteorite stone only weighed 5.3 grams! We only have this small fragment for our collection - it is classified as a shergottite

Date: 05/31/2009
Views: 1229
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