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Chassigny
Chassigny is a Martian meteorite that fell near Chassigny, France, in 1815. It is composed predominantly of olivine-rich dunite and gives its name to the chassignites, a rare group within the SNC meteorites from Mars. Researchers study its minerals, isotopes, and trapped gases to investigate the Martian mantle, the crystallization of igneous rocks, and the geological history recorded by material e...
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Tissint
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 atmospheric gases, and carbon-bearing compounds. The meteorite was ejected from Mars by an impact before eve...
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