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词条 Zagami meteorite
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{{Infobox meteorite
|Name = Zagami
|Alternative names =
|Image =
|Image_caption =
|Type = Achondrite
|Class = Martian meteorite
|Clan =
|Group = Shergottite
|Grouplet =
|Subgroup =
|Structural_classification =
|Parent body = Mars
|Composition =Shergottite-basaltic
|Shock =
|Weathering =
|Country = Nigeria
|Region = Katsina Province
|Lat_Long = {{coord|11|44|N|7|5|E|display=inline,title}}
|Observed_fall = Yes
|Fall_date = October 3, 1962
|Found_date = October 3, 1962
|TKW = {{Convert|18|kg}}
|Strewn_field = no
|Image2 =
|Image2_caption =
}}

Zagami is the largest single Martian meteorite ever found, weighing about {{convert|18|kg}}.[1] It landed {{convert|10|feet}} from a farmer near Zagami, Nigeria, and became buried in a hole about {{convert|2|feet}} deep. According to Ron Baalke of NASA/JPL, "The Zagami meteorite is the most easily obtainable SNC meteorite available to collectors,"

[2][3] referring to the SNC classification of meteorites (Shergottites, Nakhlites, Chassignites), of which Martian meteorites belong.

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=30386|title=Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Zagami|website=www.lpi.usra.edu|access-date=2018-10-20}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=The Zagami Meteorite|url=http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/zagami.html|website=www2.jpl.nasa.gov}}
3. ^{{cite web|last1=Meyer|first1=C|title=Zagami|url=http://curator.jsc.nasa.gov/antmet/mmc/zagami.pdf|publisher=NASA Johnson Space Center}}
{{Meteorite-stub}}

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