Zagami | |
Type: | Achondrite |
Class: | Martian meteorite |
Group: | Shergottite |
Parent Body: | Mars |
Composition: | Shergottite-basaltic |
Country: | Nigeria |
Region: | Katsina State |
Lat Long: | 11.7333°N 12°W |
Observed Fall: | Yes |
Fall Date: | October 3, 1962 |
Found Date: | October 3, 1962 |
Strewn Field: | no |
Zagami is the largest single Martian meteorite ever found, weighing about .[1] It landed from a farmer near Zagami, Nigeria, and became buried in a hole about 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.