Martian Meteorite NWA 7397 - 3.448g sannine-formation Handmade in the USA

Handmade in the USA

visiting the birth of the solar system

Such soft body structures are usually lost to time

the bright finish is the result of a chemical process we know today as efflorescence

We have classified these specimens based on their dominant color

Martian Meteorite NWA 7397 - 3.448g sannine-formation Handmade in the USAOn the surface of Mars, a powerful asteroid crashes to the ground. The force of this impact launches pieces of the red planet to the sky, rocketing them out of Mars's gravitational influence and into outer space. After millions of years, a rare few of these Martian meteors make contact with a new planet, Earth. This specimen is a 3. 448g fragment of Martian meteorite NWA 7397. This material is part of a special class of meteorites known as