Nakhla Meteorite

Achondrite that exploded over the Egyptian town of El-Nakhla, on June. 28, 1911. The Nakhla meteorite broke into ~40 fragments, one of which allegedly (though this has never been proved) killed a dog. The meteorite was later identified as belonging to an exclusive group of objects, known as SNC meteorites, which come from the surface of Mars.

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