List of Martian meteorites

For list of rocks on Mars, see List of rocks on Mars.

This is an incomplete 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.^[1] On 17 October 2013, NASA reported, based on analysis of argon in the Martian atmosphere by the Mars Curiosity rover, that certain meteorites found on Earth previously only thought to be from Mars, could now be confirmed as from Mars.^[2] The list does not include meteorites found on Mars by the various rovers.

List

Meteorite	Found	Mass (g)	Notes
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 pair with 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

• Solar System portal

• 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

1. "Meteoritical Bulletin Database". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
2. 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.
3. "The Los Angeles Meteorite". www2.jpl.nasa.gov. NASA/JPL.
4. "Researchers Identify Water Rich Meteorite Linked To Mars Crust". NASA. January 3, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
5. "Entry for Northwest Africa 7533". Meteoritical Bulletin. 101. 2018 [2012]. Breccia, probably paired with NWA 7034
6. Webster, Guy (February 27, 2014). "NASA Scientists Find Evidence of Water in Meteorite, Reviving Debate Over Life on Mars". NASA. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

External links

• An up-to-date List of Martian Meteorites, Dr. Tony Irving, University of Washington
• Northern Arizona Meteorite Laboratory
• Martian Meteorite News
• Martian Meteorite Compendium JSC, NASA
• Mindat - Martian meteorites