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NWA 856
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 notable for its geochemical enrichment signature, sharing characteristics with other enriched shergottites...
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Zagami
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 atmospheric conditions on Mars, so it serves as an important reference sample for planetary scienti...
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