Martian Meteorite NWA 7397 - 3.448g
On the surface of Mars, a powerful asteroid crashes to the ground. The force of this impact launches pieces of the red planet to the sky, rocketing them out of Mars's gravitational influence and into outer space. After millions of years, a rare few of these Martian meteors make contact with a new planet, Earth.
This specimen is a 3.448g fragment of Martian meteorite NWA 7397. This material is part of a special class of meteorites known as shergottites. They are comprised of mafic rock and make up the wider SNC group that most Martian meteorites fall under. Early research on the SNC group showed them having a younger age and different composition than most other meteorites. With the chemical analysis of the surface and atmosphere of Mars with the Viking landers, it became clear that these meteorites originated from our red neighbor.
Original: $929.00
-65%$929.00
$325.15
Description
On the surface of Mars, a powerful asteroid crashes to the ground. The force of this impact launches pieces of the red planet to the sky, rocketing them out of Mars's gravitational influence and into outer space. After millions of years, a rare few of these Martian meteors make contact with a new planet, Earth.
This specimen is a 3.448g fragment of Martian meteorite NWA 7397. This material is part of a special class of meteorites known as shergottites. They are comprised of mafic rock and make up the wider SNC group that most Martian meteorites fall under. Early research on the SNC group showed them having a younger age and different composition than most other meteorites. With the chemical analysis of the surface and atmosphere of Mars with the Viking landers, it became clear that these meteorites originated from our red neighbor.
