Martian meteorites
Of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), 5 are Martian meteorites: achondrites whose composition matches rocks from Mars. The same dataset holds 39 complete find records of this group, so seen falls make up 11.4 % of its records. Median recovered mass of the falls: 7 kg. The heaviest is Zagami (18 kg, 1962). The earliest is Chassigny in 1815. The most recent is Tissint in 2011. They were recorded in five countries: France, Egypt, India, Morocco, Nigeria.
Bright dots: falls in this group. Faint dots: all other observed falls.
Classes inside the group
| Class | Falls | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Martian (shergottite) | 3 | a Martian meteorite of the shergottite type |
| Martian (chassignite) | 1 | a Martian meteorite of the chassignite type |
| Martian (nakhlite) | 1 | a Martian meteorite of the nakhlite type |
When they fell
No decade has more than one fall of this group.