Meteorites · 2
Martian Meteorites
Rocks blasted off Mars and delivered to Earth, identified by trapped Martian atmosphere.
- ALH 84001find
A Martian meteorite recovered from Antarctica in 1984 and made famous in 1996 by a disputed claim that microscopic structures within it might be evidence of ancient Martian microbial life.
ClassMartian (orthopyroxenite)Date1984 - NWA 7034find
Nicknamed 'Black Beauty', a Martian breccia containing the most water of any Mars meteorite and some of the oldest Martian crust yet sampled.
ClassMartian (polymict breccia)CountryMoroccoDate2011