Lot 95
Zagami
The Robert Elliott Meteorite Collection
Auction: 18 August 2009 at 15:00 BST
£750
Description
Polished part slice
Dimensions
1.7g
Footnote
Zagami (Nigeria) AEUC, Shergottite (stone) Mars rock - fell 3rd October 1962
A highly prized Martian meteorite, ejected from the surface of Mars as a result of a large asteroid impact in the planet's past.
Glassy 'bubbles' inside the grey matrix of this meteorite contain trapped gasses matching those tested by the NASA Viking landers in 1976 on the surface of planet Mars.