Nakhlites

Nakhlites

One of the three types of meteorites from Mars (the SNC meteorites). Nakhlites are cumulate igneous rocks characterised by a high abundance of pyroxene and lesser amounts of olivine. This type is named after the Nakhla meteorite, which fell in Egypt in 1911.

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