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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NWA 5400 Meteorite Thin Section
A fascinating ungrouped achondrite brachinite-like meteorite, North West Africa 5400 provides a spectacular visual display of an object associated with the Earth at the time of its formation. It is speculated that the parent body of this meteorite was either Earth itself, before the Moon formation or Theia — the hypothesized object which collided with Earth. More information here and here.
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D’Orbigny Meteorite Surface
The D’Orbigny Meteorite provides amazing visuals no matter how the specimen is prepared. Whether looking at a thin section or gazing at its surface, the observer will be amazed at the natural beauty of this ancient fragment of the Solar System. The panorama photomicrograph displayed here was taken with a small piece of the D’Orbigny meteorite under cross polarized reflected light. For comparison, see these thin section photomicrographs: D’Orbigny 1 and D’Orbigny 2.
Link to pictures of the main mass.
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