Photo Gallery: Images of Martian Meteorites
By Unknown - August 07, 2018
Photo Gallery: Images of Martian Meteorites
by Becky Oskin, Senior Writer |
Another controversial chunk of rock, this meteorite from Mars was found in 1984 in the Allan Hills ice field in Antarctica and dubbed ALH84001. In 1996, researchers announced in the journal Science that structures in the meteorite might be fossilized microbial life, setting off the kind of media storm that you'd expect from a story about potential life on Mars. But most scientists remain skeptical that the Allan Hills specimen is evidence of life, and studies since 1996 have been unable to conclusively prove that the original claims are true. Original Image
Credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center's Meteorite Processing LaboratoryMarvelous Mars meteorites
Another controversial chunk of rock, this meteorite from Mars was found in 1984 in the Allan Hills ice field in Antarctica and dubbed ALH84001. In 1996, researchers announced in the journal Science that structures in the meteorite might be fossilized microbial life, setting off the kind of media storm that you'd expect from a story about potential life on Mars. But most scientists remain skeptical that the Allan Hills specimen is evidence of life, and studies since 1996 have been unable to conclusively prove that the original claims are true. Original Image
Credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center's Meteorite Processing Laboratory
Less than 1 percent of meteorites found on Earth come from Mars. About 60 have been found. These rare rocks tell us what the Red Planet was like billion of years ago.
Tissint meteorite
Another sample of a Martian meteorite from the Tissint fall, which dropped chunks of the Red Planet in the Moroccan desert in July 2011. Original Image
Credit: © 2011 Darryl Pitt / Macovich Collection
A sample from the Tissint meteorite, which dropped from the sky in Morocco at 2 a.m. local time on July 18, 2011. Several large and small chunks of the meteorite fell in a shower that morning, giving scientists plenty of material to study from the 600-million-year-old rock, according to NASA.
Tissint fragment
This 1.6-ounce (46-gram) meteorite, a part of the Tissint meteorite that landed in Morocco in July 2011, fetched $43,750 at a public auction on May 20. Original Image
Credit: Heritage Auctions
This fragment of the Tissint meteorite, which fell in Morocco in 2011, was auctioned off for $43,750. The 1.6-ounce (46-gram) rock, like others in the Tissint meteor shower, was likely ejected from Mars some 1.1 million years ago, scientists estimate.
Meteorite ALH84001
Infamous Mars rock purported to carry signs of Martian biology. Years later, debate continues to swirl around meteorite ALH84001 and whether or not biological processes in the rock of ages are truly evident. Original Image
This infamous rock from Mars sparked years of controversy when researchers said the 3.9-billion-year-old rock held signs of life. Others say there's no evidence for biological activity in the meteorite.
Meteorite NWA 7034
NWA 7034, found in Northwest Africa, has 10 times the water content of other previously found Martian meteorites. Original Image
Credit: Carl Agee
A martian meteorite found in the Sahara Desert and nicknamed "Black Beauty." The rock contains the most water of any Martian meteorite yet found.
Black Beauty
NWA 7034 could help scientists piece together a previously unstudied time in Martian geologic history. Original Image
Credit: Carl Agee
Another shot of the Black Beauty meteorite, also called NWA 7034, for its discovery in Northwest Africa.
In private hands
A 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg) sample of a meteorite that originated on Mars is going up for auction June 2. Original Image
Credit: Heritage Auctions
A martian meteorite sold at auction in June 2013.
Mars lava
This piece of hardened lava came from Mars. After being knocked off the Martian surface by an asteroid or comet, it drifted in space for millions of years, until it reached Earth and fell to the ground as a meteorite. Original Image
Credit: AMNH/D. Finnin
This rock is lava that erupted on Mars and was blasted off the planet by an impact. It drifted through space and eventually fell to Earth.
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