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Mars SliceNWA 12269
Approximately 3.8 billion years old
6 x 4 x 0.2 cm.
2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/8 in.£ 6,000.00Scientists use ‘radiometric dating’ to determine the ages of lunar material before they can be classified as Martian rock. With just 277 Mars meteorites ever discovered, only 0.5% of the 72,000 meteorites discovered have been classified as Mars.Provenance
Official ref name: NWA 12269
Year found: 2018
Location of find: Northwest Africa
Mass: 1679g
Approved on: 11 Dec 2018
Classification: This is 1 of 330 approved meteorites classified as Martian (shergottite).
Each object is accompanied by documentation of original discovery. This particular object is registered with a unique reference code with the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.
Reference: NWA 12269
Meteoritical Bulletin Database: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=68608
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