-- List of Antarctic Martian Meteorite Finds --

Nr.

Meteorite

Year

Country

Type

TKW in g

NCC¹ in g

01

ALH A77005

1977

Antarctica

p-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

p-SHE

9.97

na

05

GRV 020090

2003

Antarctica

p-SHE

7.54

na

06

LAR 06319

2006

Antarctica

o-SHE

78.57

na

07

LEW 88516

1988

Antarctica

p-SHE

13.20

na

08

MIL 03346
MIL 090030
MIL 090032
MIL 090136

2003
2009
2009
2009

Antarctica

NAK

715.20
452.63
532.19
170.98

na

09

QUE 94201

1994

Antarctica

b-SHE

12.00

na

10

RBT 04261
RBT 04262

2004
2004

Antarctica

p-SHE

78.76
204.60

na

11

Yamato 793605

1979

Antarctica

p-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

p-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

p-SHE

55.00

na

Abbr.:
               CHS - chassignite (dunite);
               NAK - nakhlite (clinopyroxenite);
               OPX - orthopyroxenite (phaneritic orthopyroxenite);
               b-SHE - "basaltic" shergottite (fine-intersertal, or diabasic mafic shergottites);
               p-SHE - poikilitic shergottite (formerly called "lherzolitic" shergottites);
               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.
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 #100, 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 #100, provisional version). They are not official.

Last update: January 7, 2012