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Tissint is a Martian shergottite whose fall was witnessed in southern Morocco in July 2011, with fragments recovered from the desert soon afterward. Its relatively rapid collection limited terrestrial contamination, making it valuable for studying Martian minerals, impact processes, trapped atmosphe...
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Rare witnessed Martian fall, fresh shergottite, major Mars volatile and organic studies.
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Elephant Moraine A79001, commonly abbreviated EETA79001, is a Martian shergottite discovered in Antarctica in 1979. Glassy impact-melt inclusions within it contain gases whose elemental and isotopic composition closely matches measurements of the Martian atmosphere made by the Viking landers. That c...
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Trapped Martian atmosphere evidence, foundational SNC proof, major Antarctic Martian meteorite.
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Shergotty is a basaltic Martian meteorite that fell near Sherghati, in present-day Bihar, India, in 1865. Its mineral composition, trapped gases, and other chemical evidence connect it to rocks ejected from Mars by an impact. The specimen gives its name to shergottites, the largest major group withi...
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Type shergottite and classic Martian fall, foundational classification role, less fresh than modern finds.
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Zagami is a Martian basaltic shergottite meteorite that fell near Zagami, Nigeria, in 1962. The recovered stone weighed about 18 kilograms, making it one of the largest individual Martian meteorites known. Its igneous minerals and trapped gases have been studied as evidence of volcanic processes and...
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Large Martian shergottite fall, heavily studied, important but less singular than type or oldest samples.
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QUE 94201 is a Martian meteorite recovered in Antarctica's Queen Alexandra Range during the 1994 field season. It is classified as a basaltic shergottite, a type of igneous rock ejected from Mars by an impact and later delivered to Earth. Laboratory studies have placed its crystallization at roughly...
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Very young basaltic shergottite, useful Mars chronology sample, narrower fame.
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Martian shergottite found in Libya in 1998, among the first Martian meteorites recovered from the Libyan Sahara and notable for its basaltic composition.
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Early Libyan Martian shergottite, useful basaltic sample, less distinctive than top Mars meteorites.
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Martian basaltic shergottite found in the Dhofar region of Oman in 2000, notable for a young crystallization age of approximately 180 million years.
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Young Martian shergottite from Oman, scientifically useful, moderate recognition among many finds.
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NWA 480 is a lunar mare basalt meteorite found in Northwest Africa around 2000, extending knowledge of the Moon's volcanic history beyond Apollo sample collection sites.
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Lunar mare basalt from NWA, scientifically useful, lower landmark status than first lunar meteorites.
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Sayh al Uhaymir 005 is a Martian meteorite found in Oman in 1999 and classified as an olivine-phyric shergottite, a basaltic rock of volcanic origin. Its mineralogy and trapped gases link it to Mars, while its recovery in the Arabian Peninsula places it among several Martian meteorites identified in...
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Omani Martian shergottite, notable olivine basalt features, lower unique status.
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NWA 856 is a Martian meteorite classified as a basaltic shergottite, discovered in Northwest Africa around 2001. As a shergottite, it is a piece of Mars that was ejected into space by a massive asteroid impact on the Red Planet before eventually landing on Earth. The meteorite is particularly notabl...
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NWA Martian shergottite with enrichment signature, useful but one of many paired finds.
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Dar al Gani 489 is a meteorite recovered from the Dar al Gani desert region of Libya. It is classified as a shergottite, a type of Martian achondrite formed from igneous rock on Mars and identified through its mineral composition and trapped gases. The specimen belongs to the broader group of Sahara...
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Generic Dar al Gani find-area specimen, catalogued but limited distinctiveness from many desert finds.
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Meteorite from Northwest Africa, part of the extensive catalogued collection of specimens recovered by prospectors from North African desert regions.
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NWA catalogued meteorite, generic trade recovery, limited known uniqueness.
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Meteorite from Northwest Africa, acquired through the commercial trade in North African desert finds and catalogued in the international meteoritical registry.
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NWA trade meteorite with catalog value, low unique reputation without notable classification.
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What leads the Shergottite ranking?
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