List of Martian meteorites
This is a list of Martian meteorites i.e. meteorites that have been identified as having originated from Mars.
As of September 2020[update], 277 meteorites had been classified as Martian, less than half a percent of the 72,000 meteorites that have been classified.rovers.
List
Meteorite | Found | Mass (g) | Notes |
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Allan Hills 77005 | 1977-12-29 | 482.5 | First Antarctic find. |
Allan Hills 84001 | 1984 | 1939.9 | Orthopyroxenite, 4.091 billion years old, is believed to be the oldest Martian meteorite. |
Chassigny | 1815-10-03 | 4000 | Mainly olivine with intercumulous pyroxene, feldspar, and oxides. |
Dar al Gani 476 | 1996-2000 | 2015 | |
Dar al Gani 489 | 1996-2000 | 2146 | |
Dar al Gani 670 | 1996-2000 | 1619 | |
Dar al Gani 735 | 1996-2000 | 588 | |
Dar al Gani 876 | 1996-2000 | 6.2 | |
Dar al Gani 975 | 1996-2000 | 27.6 | |
Dar al Gani 1037 | 1996-2000 | 4012 | |
Dar al Gani 1051 | 1996-2000 | 40.1 | |
Dhofar 019 | 2000-2010 | 1056 | |
Dhofar 378 | 2000-2001 | 15 | |
Dhofar 1668 | 2000-2010 | 6.1 | |
Dhofar 1674 | 2000-2010 | 49.2 | |
Dhofar unnamed | 2000-2001 | 209.1 | |
Elephant Moraine 79001 A & B
|
1980 | 7942 | Has two different lithologies in contact. |
Governador Valadares | 1958 | 158 | |
Grove Mountains 020090 | 2002 | 7.54 | Smallest. |
Grove Mountains 99027 | 2000 | 10 | Second smallest. |
Jiddat al Harasis 479 | 2008 | 553 | |
Ksar Ghilane 002 | 2010 | 538 | |
Lafayette | 1931 | 800 | |
LAR 06319 | 2007 | 78.6 | |
LEW 88516 | 1988 | 13.2 | |
Los Angeles | 1999-10-30[3] | 452.6 and 245.4 | |
MIL 03346 | 2003-2009 | 715 | |
MIL 090030 | 2003-2009 | 453 | |
MIL 090032 | 2003-2009 | 532 | |
MIL 090136 | 2003-2009 | 171 | |
Nakhla | 1911-04-28 | Shows signs of aqueous processes on Mars. | |
Northwest Africa 480 | 2000-2001 | 28 | |
Northwest Africa 817 | 2000 | 104 | |
Northwest Africa 856 | 2001 | 320 | |
Northwest Africa 998 | 2001 | 456 | |
Northwest Africa 1068 | 2001-2004 | 577 | |
Northwest Africa 1110 | 2001-2004 | 118 | |
Northwest Africa 1183 | 2001-2004 | 140 | |
Northwest Africa 1195 | 2002 | 315 | |
Northwest Africa 1460 | 2000-2001 | 70 | |
Northwest Africa 1669 | 2001 | 35.9 | |
Northwest Africa 1775 | 2001-2004 | 25 | |
Northwest Africa 1950 | 2001 | 797 | |
Northwest Africa 2046 | 2003 | 63 | |
Northwest Africa 2626 | 2004 | 31.1 | |
Northwest Africa 2646 | 2004 | 30.7 | |
Northwest Africa 2373 | 2001-2004 | 18 | |
Northwest Africa 2737 | 2000 | 611 | |
Northwest Africa 2800 | 2007 | 686 | |
Northwest Africa 2969 | 2001-2004 | 12 | |
Northwest Africa 2975 | 2005-2010 | 70.1 | |
Northwest Africa 2986 | 2005-2010 | 201 | |
Northwest Africa 2987 | 2005-2010 | 82 | |
Northwest Africa 2990 | 2007-2011 | 363 | |
Northwest Africa 3171 | 2004 | 506 | |
Northwest Africa 4222 | 2006 | 16.55 | |
Northwest Africa 4468 | 2006 | 675 | |
Northwest Africa 4480 | 2006 | 13 | |
Northwest Africa 4527 | 2006 | 10.06 | |
Northwest Africa 4766 | 2005-2010 | 225 | |
Northwest Africa 4783 | 2005-2010 | 120 | |
Northwest Africa 4797 | 2001 | 15 | |
Northwest Africa 4857 | 2005-2010 | 24 | |
Northwest Africa 4864 | 2005-2010 | 94 | |
Northwest Africa 4878 | 2005-2010 | 130 | |
Northwest Africa 4880 | 2005-2010 | 81.6 | |
Northwest Africa 4925 | 2006 | 282.3 | |
Northwest Africa 4930 | 2005-2010 | 117.5 | |
Northwest Africa 5029 | 2003 | 14.67 | |
Northwest Africa 5140 | 2005-2010 | 7.5 | |
Northwest Africa 5214 | 2005-2010 | 50.7 | |
Northwest Africa 5219 | 2005-2010 | 60 | |
Northwest Africa 5298 | 2008 | 445 | |
Northwest Africa 5313 | 2005-2010 | 5.3 | |
Northwest Africa 5366 | 2005-2010 | 39.6 | |
Northwest Africa 5718 | 2006 | 90.5 | |
Northwest Africa 5789 | 2009 | 49 | |
Northwest Africa 5790 | 2008-2009 | 145 | |
Northwest Africa 5960 | 2007-2011 | 147 | |
Northwest Africa 5990 | 2009 | 59 | |
Northwest Africa 6148 | 2008-2009 | 280 | |
Northwest Africa 6162 | 2010 | 89 | |
Northwest Africa 6234 | 2007-2011 | 55.7 | |
Northwest Africa 6342 | 2010 | 72.2 | |
Northwest Africa 6710 | 2007-2011 | 74.4 | |
Northwest Africa 6963 | 2011 | 8000 | |
Northwest Africa 7032 | 2011 | 85 | |
Northwest Africa 7034 | 2011 | 320 | 2.1 billion years old, second oldest Martian meteorite.[4] |
Northwest Africa 7042 | 2011 | 3033 | |
Northwest Africa 7182 | 2005-2010 | 17 | |
Northwest Africa 7257 | 2011 | 180 | |
Northwest Africa 7258 | 2011 | 310 | |
Northwest Africa 7272 | 2011 | 58.7 | |
Northwest Africa 7320 | 2011 | 52 | |
Northwest Africa 7397 | 2012 | 2130 | |
Northwest Africa 7500 | 2012 | 2040 | |
Northwest Africa 7533 | 2012 | 81 | Probable NWA 7034[5]
|
Northwest Africa 13187 | 2019 | 1600 | |
RBT 04261 | 2004 | 78.8 | |
RBT 04262 | 2004 | 204.6 | |
QUE 94201 | 1994 | 12.0 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 005 | 1999-2001 | 1344 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 008 | 1999-2001 | 8579 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 051 | 1999-2001 | 436 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 060 | 1999-2001 | 42 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 090 | 1999-2001 | 95 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 094 | 1999-2001 | 223 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 120 | 1999-2001 | 75 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 125 | 1999-2001 | 32 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 130 | 1999-2001 | 279 | |
Sayh al Uhaymir 150 | 1999-2001 | 108 | |
Shergotty | 1865-08-25 | 5000 | Mostly pyroxene; thought to have undergone preterrestrial aqueous alteration. |
Tissint | 2011-07-18 | 12000 | Signs of elements being carried into cracks by water while on Mars. |
YA 1075 | 1999 | 55 | |
Yamato 000027 | 1998-2000 | 9.7 | |
Yamato 000047 | 1998-2000 | 5.3 | |
Yamato 000097 | 1998-2000 | 24.5 | |
Yamato 000593 | 2000 | 13700[6] | Second largest |
Yamato 000749 | 2000 | 1283 | |
Yamato 000802 | 2000 | 22 | |
Yamato 793605 | 1979 | 16 | |
Yamato 980459 | 1998 | 82.5 | |
Yamato 980497 | 1998 | 8.7 | |
Yamato 984028 | 1998-2000 | 12.3 | |
Zagami | 1962 | 18000 | Largest. |
See also
- Glossary of meteoritics
- List of meteorites on Mars
- List of lunar meteorites
Notes
Where multiple meteorites are listed, they are believed to be pieces of the same original body. The mass shown is the total recovered.
Abbreviations:
- Antarctica locations, numbered:
- ALH - Allan Hills
- LAR - Larkman Nunatak
- LEW - Lewis Cliff
- MIL - Miller Range
- QUE - Queen Alexandra Range
- RBT - Roberts Massif
- YA - Yamato Mountains
- Chassigny - Chassigny, Haute-Marne, France
- Desert locations, numbered:
- DaG - Dar al Gani, Al Jufrah, Libya
- Dhofar - Zufar, Oman
- NWA - Northwest Africa meteorite (mainly Mali, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Western Sahara)
- SaU - Sayh al Uhaymir, Oman
- Nakhla - El Nakhla El Bahariya, Abu Hummus, Beheira Governorate, Egypt
- Shergotty - Shergotty, Gaya district, Bihar, India
- Tissint - Tissint, Oued Drâa valley, East of Tata, Morocco
References
- ^ "Meteoritical Bulletin Database". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Webster, Guy (17 October 2013). "NASA Rover Confirms Mars Origin of Some Meteorites". NASA. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Meteorite". www2.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA/JPL.
- ^ "Researchers Identify Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust". NASA. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Entry for Northwest Africa 7533". Meteoritical Bulletin. 101. 2018 [2012].
Breccia, probably paired with NWA 7034
- ^ Webster, Guy (February 27, 2014). "NASA Scientists Find Evidence of Water in Meteorite, Reviving Debate Over Life on Mars". NASA. Retrieved February 27, 2014.