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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 ]
This is an incomplete 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 ]
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.
A 6.5 km diameter crater at in the volcanic plains to the northwest of Elysium Mons has been identified as a possible source Based on the crater dimensions, the inferred growth rate of the source volcano during that interval is 0.4–0.7 m per Ma, far slower than would be expected for a terrestrial volcano, and implying that Martian volcanism had slowed greatly by that point in history.
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 ...
Elephant Moraine 79001, also known as EETA 79001, is a Martian meteorite. It was found in Elephant Moraine, in the Antarctic during the 1979–1980 collecting season. EETA79001 NASA photo # S80-37633 An image showing EETA79001 as found in Antarctica, NASA photo # S80-28838 Impact and ejection sequence of a Martian meteorite. At time A, the ...
Martian meteorite-List of Martian meteorites; A. Allan Hills 77005; Allan Hills 84001; C. Chassigny (meteorite) E. Elephant Moraine 79001; L. Los Angeles (meteorite) N.
Zagami is the largest single Martian meteorite ever found, weighing about 18 kilograms (40 lb). [1] It landed 10 feet (3.0 m) from a farmer near Zagami, Nigeria, and became buried in a hole about 2 feet (0.61 m) deep.