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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 [update] , 277 meteorites had been classified as Martian, less than half a percent of the 72,000 meteorites that have been classified. [ 1 ]
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] On 17 October 2013, NASA reported, based on analysis of argon in the Martian atmosphere by the Mars Curiosity rover , that certain meteorites found on Earth previously only thought to be from Mars ...
A mineral trapped within a Martian meteorite that fell to Earth has revealed traces of water on Mars that date back 4.45 billion years, according to new research.
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 ...
In 2022, a study of the same zircon grain found it had been “shocked” by a meteorite impact, marking it as the only known shocked zircon from Mars. On Earth, zircon is very common and found in ...
Meteorites formed 1.3 billion years ago are revealing details of a planet 140 million miles away Martian meteorite reveals hidden structures of Mars, scientists say Skip to main content
Northwest Africa 7034 is a Martian meteorite. [4] It contains portions [5] estimated to be 4.43 billion years old and contains the most water of any Martian meteorite found on Earth. [6] Although it is from Mars it does not fit into any of the three SNC meteorite categories, and forms a new Martian meteorite group named "Martian (basaltic ...
Marc Caffee, a professor of physics and astronomy at Purdue University, classified NWA 7635 in the same group as 10 other martian meteorites found on Earth that had all endured similar years of ...