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Martian Meteorite CompendiumC Meyer 2012 ALH84001 Orthopyroxenite, 1931 gramsFigure 1: Photograph of exterior surface of Martian meteorite ALH84001 . The cube is 1 cm. (NASA # S85-39570)IntroductionALH84001 was found during a snowmobile rideDecember 27th, 1984 in the Far Western Icefield ofAllan Hills and was picked up (as sample number1539) without the usual careful photography. TheANSMET Field Notes describe it as a highly-shocked, grayish-green, achondrite, 90% coveredwith fusion crust (with the additional comment Yowza-Yowza ). Since it was recognized as the mostunusual rock collected, it was the first Antarcticmeteorite to be processed from the 1984-5 field season(Score 1997).
Martian Meteorite Compendium C Meyer 2012 Figure 2: Photograph of exterior surface of Martian meteorite ALH84001.Note the large cavity on this surface. The cube is 1 cm. (NASA # S85-39567) Figure 3: Close-up photograph of a small piece of Martian meteorite ALH84001 illustrating rounded carbonate inclusions with orange interiors and black-white-black rims.
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