This is a list of Martian meteorites i.e. meteorites that have been identified as having originated from Mars.
, 277 meteorites had been classified as Martian, less than half a percent of the 72,000 meteorites that have been classified. 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 thought to be from Mars, were actually from Mars. The list does not include meteorites found on Mars by the various rovers.
List
See also
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
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