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-- List of Antarctic Martian Meteorite Finds --

Nr.

Meteorite

Year

Country

Type

TKW in g

NCC¹ in g

01

ALH A77005

1977

Antarctica

l-SHE

482.50

na

02

ALH 84001

1984

Antarctica

OPX

1,930.90

na

03

EET A79001

1980

Antarctica

o-SHE
b-SHE

7,942.00

na

04

GRV 99027

2000

Antarctica

l-SHE

9.97

na

05

GRV 020090

2003

Antarctica

l-SHE

7.54

na

06

LAR 06319

2006

Antarctica

o-SHE

78.57

na

07

LEW 88516

1988

Antarctica

l-SHE

13.20

na

08

MIL 03346

2003

Antarctica

NAK

715.20

na

09

QUE 94201

1994

Antarctica

b-SHE

12.00

na

10

RBT 04261
RBT 04262

2004
2004

Antarctica

o-SHE

78.76
204.60

na

11

Yamato 793605

1979

Antarctica

l-SHE

16.00

na

12

Yamato 980459
Yamato 980497

1998
1998

Antarctica

o-SHE

82.46
8.70

na

13

Yamato 984028
Yamato 000027
Yamato 000047
Yamato 000097

1998
2000
2000
2000

Antarctica

l-SHE

12.34
9.68
5.34
24.48

na

14

Yamato 000593
Yamato 000749
Yamato 000802

2000
2000
2000

Antarctica

NAK

13,713.00
1,283.00
22.00

na

15

"YA1075" (Yanai)³

<2002

Antarctica

l-SHE

55.00

na

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbr.:

               CHS - chassignite;
               NAK
- nakhlite;
               OPX - orthopyroxenite;
               b-SHE - basaltic shergottite;
               l-SHE - "lherzolitic" shergottite;
               o-SHE
- olivine-phyric shergottite, or olivine-orthopyroxene-phyric shergottite.

Antarctic Find Location Codes:

               ALH = Allan Hills;
               EET
= Elephant Moraine;
               GRV
= Grosvenor Mountains;
               LAR
= Larkman Nunatak;
               LEW
= Lewis Cliff;
               MIL
= Miller Range;
               QUE
= Queen Alexandra Range;
               RBT
= Roberts Massif;
               Yamato
= Yamato Mountains.

               Map:  ANSMET & NIPR Find Locations (US and Japanese Expeditions)

¹ Specific weights of the reference samples in the Norbert Classen Collection (NCC). Click on NCC specimen weight to load up a high-resolution photo of the respective collection sample (tbas = to be added soon; na = not available).
² These meteorites have been classified and named according to the rules of the Meteoritical Society, but not yet been published in the Meteoritical Bulletin (up to MetBull #98, provisional version). Their status has to be considered as provisional.
³ These meteorites have been classified, but not yet been officially named, nor published in the Meteoritical Bulletin (up to MetBull #98, provisional version). They are not official.


Last update: July 02, 2010

 

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The Famous Martian Meteorite ALH 84001 - Main Mass

Famous Mars Rock ALH 84001

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Antarctic Martian Meteorite ALH A77005 - Main Mass

Antarctic Mars Rock ALH A77005

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Antarctic Martian Meteorite EET A79001 - Main Mass

 The Giant Mars Rock EET A79001

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Antarctic Shergottite LAR 06319 - Main Mass

Antarctic Shergottite LAR 06319

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Antarctic Shergottite QUE 94201 - Main Mass

Antarctic Shergottite QUE 94201

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