A List of Martian Meteorites

The following is a list of the 25 Martian Meteorites, known as of June 2001:

NameType    Weight(g)CountryFind/Fall  Date
ALH 8400101931AntarcticaFind1984
Chassigny C 4000 France Fall 1815
Governador Valadares    N 158 Brazil Find 1958
Lafayette N 800 USA Find 1931
Nakhla N 10,000 Egypt Fall 1911
NWA 817 N 104 NW Africa    Find 2000
Dar al Gani 476* BS 2015 Libya Find 1998
Dar al Gani 489* BS 2146 Libya Find 1997
Dar al Gani 670* BS 1619 Libya Find 1999
Dar al Gani 735* BS 588 Libya Find 1996
Dar al Gani 876* BS 6 Libya Find 1998
Dhofar 019 BS 1056 Oman Find 2000
EET 79001 BS 7982 Antarctica Find 1979
LA 001 BS 698 USA Find 1999
NWA 480 BS 28 NW Africa Find
QUE 94201 BS 12 Antarctica Find 1994
Sayh al Uhaymir 005~ BS 1344 Oman Find 1999
Sayh al Uhaymir 008~ BS 8579 Oman Find 1999
Sayh al Uhaymir 051~ BS 436 Oman Find 2000
Sayh al Uhaymir 094~ BS 223 Oman Find 2000
Shergotty BS 5000 India Fall 1865
Zagami BS 18,100 Nigeria Fall 1962
ALH 77005 LS 482 Antarctica Find 1977
LEW 88516 LS 13 Antarctica Find 1988
Y 793605 LS 16 Antarctica Find 1979

Key:
BSBasaltic shergottite* - paired
LSLherzolitic shergottite   ~ - paired
CChassignite
NNakhlite
OOrthopyroxenite

 

 

Meteorite EETA79001 found in Antarctica, Bottom View

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Last updated July 25, 2001