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Shergotty
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 within the SNC Martian meteorites, and serves as an important reference for studying volcanic processes o...
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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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