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Zagami meteorite

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Type
  
Achondrite

Group
  
Shergottite

Country
  
Nigeria

Class
  
Martian meteorite

Parent body
  
Mars

Region
  
Katsina Province

Zagami is the largest single Mars meteorite ever found weighing about 18 kilograms (40 lb). It landed about 10 feet (3.0 m) from a farmer near Zagami, Nigeria, buried in a hole about 2 feet (0.61 m) deep. According to Ron Baalke NASA/JPL, "The Zagami meteorite is the most easily obtainable SNC meteorite available to collectors."

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Zagami meteorite Wikipedia


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