Zagami_meteorite Knowpia

Zagami
Zagami
Type	Achondrite
Class	Martian meteorite
Group	Shergottite
Parent body	Mars
Composition	Shergottite-basaltic
Country	Nigeria
Region	Katsina State
Coordinates	11°44′N 7°5′E / 11.733°N 7.083°E
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	October 3, 1962
Found date	October 3, 1962
TKW	18 kilograms (40 lb)
Strewn field	no

Zagami is the largest single Martian meteorite ever found, weighing about 18 kilograms (40 lb).^[1] It landed 10 feet (3.0 m) from a farmer near Zagami, Nigeria, and became buried in a hole about 2 feet (0.61 m) deep. According to Ron Baalke of NASA/JPL, "The Zagami meteorite is the most easily obtainable SNC meteorite available to collectors," ^[2]^[3] referring to the SNC classification of meteorites (Shergottites, Nakhlites, Chassignites), of which Martian meteorites belong.

References edit

^ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Zagami". www.lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
^ "The Zagami Meteorite". www2.jpl.nasa.gov.
^ Meyer, C. "Zagami" (PDF). NASA Johnson Space Center.

[1] "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Zagami". www.lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-20.

[2] "The Zagami Meteorite". www2.jpl.nasa.gov.

[3] Meyer, C. "Zagami" (PDF). NASA Johnson Space Center.

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