Zagami meteorite

Zagami is the largest single Martian meteorite ever found, weighing about 18 kilograms (40 lb).^[1] It landed 10 feet (3.0 m) from a farmer near Zagami, Nigeria, and became buried in a hole about 2 feet (0.61 m) deep. According to Ron Baalke of NASA/JPL, "The Zagami meteorite is the most easily obtainable SNC meteorite available to collectors,"^[2][3] referring to the SNC classification of meteorites (Shergottites, Nakhlites, Chassignites), of which Martian meteorites belong.

Zagami
Fragment of the Zagami meteorite
Type	Achondrite
Class	Martian meteorite
Group	Shergottite
Parent body	Mars
Composition	Shergottite-basaltic
Country	Nigeria
Region	Katsina State
Coordinates	11°44′N 7°5′E
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	October 3, 1962
Found date	October 3, 1962
TKW	18 kilograms (40 lb)
Strewn field	no

Zagamiite

(a) Backscatter electron (BSE) image: zagamiite-bearing shock melt pocket in Zagami meteorite. (b) Enlarged BSE image of areas in (a) revealing fine-grained zagamiite. Stishovite-bearing regions also contain zagamiite & quenched melt.

Zagamiite is a mineral that was found in the meteorite and is therefore named after it.^[4]