NWA 998 Meteorite Thin Section
North West Africa 998, an extremely rare and unique nakhlite meteorite from Mars, provides important historical clues concerning Mars’ past. This panorama image, shown here in cross polarized light, provides an incredible view of this precious meteorite which amazingly found its way to Earth and into the hands of scientists.
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NWA 5000 Meteorite Thin Section
NWA 5000 provides an incredible glimpse of the Lunar Highlands. A feldspathic breccia, this meteorite and the inclusion in this thin section showcase the violent bombardment which took place on the ancient lunar surface. This meteorite is one of the largest and most studied of the lunar meteorites. More information here.
Link to site with pictures of main mass and dedicated to NWA 5000.
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Zagami Meteorite Thin Section
Meteorite thin section panorama of the Zagami Meteorite. Amazingly, the story of this fall proclaims that the object fell within ten feet of a farmer in Nigeria — can you imagine that happening to you! Classed as a Martian Shergottite, it represents the most commonly recovered type of meteorite with Mars as its parent body.
Zagami Fall information and main mass photo PDF.
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