Martian Meteorite

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Model: meteorite_martian

Sourced from Spacerocks UK

We source our meteorites from David Bryant at Spacerocks UK. David has been a meteorite specialist for over 15-years and is a well known and respected figure in the industry - you might have met him at an event or attended one of his talks.

Spacerocks UK are also members of the prestigious International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA) so offer a lifetime guarantee of authenticity with all of their meteorites.

If you are looking for something larger or more unique than the meteorites offered here please contact us, we will do our best to source something suitable.

Own your very own piece of Mars!

Genuine fragment of a Martian meteorite NWA6710 presented in an acrylic display box.

These make fantastic gifts for astronomers and people interested in space - children and adults alike!

Please note - meteorites are unique and come in different shapes and sizes. We have photographed one intended to represent the meteorite you receive but the actual meteorite and packaging might differ slightly. The price displayed is for a single meteorite. The Storm Trooper is not included ;-)

The meteorites of the SNC group, named for the three witnessed falls of Shergotty, Nakhla, and Chassigny, are even more fascinating since they represent pieces of the planet Mars. With crystallisation ages between 1.35 and 0.15 billion years, most SNC group members are exceptionally young compared to other achondrites.

Obviously, they formed on a body that has retained its igneous activity until very recent times, suggesting that the source of these strange rocks is a planet.

In the 1980s, the discovery of trapped gas inclusions inside several SNC members provided a final answer. Based on the data obtained by the Viking probes, which landed on Mars in 1976, the composition of this trapped gas is more or less identical to the composition of the martian atmosphere.

The recent discovery of the ‘Black Beauty’ martian meteorite has caused excitement, not just because of its age (2 billion years +) but also because it contains hydrated minerals.