ALH84001

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Martian meteorite
gptkbp:age about 4.091 billion years
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ALH84001
gptkbp:contains magnetite
organic molecules
carbonate minerals
gptkbp:controversy claims of fossilized Martian bacteria
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Roberta_Score
gptkbp:ejectionFromMars about 17 million years ago
gptkbp:foundDate 1984
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Allan_Hills,_Antarctica
gptkbp:housedIn gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ALH84001
gptkbp:landedOnEarth about 13,000 years ago
gptkbp:mass 1.93 kg
gptkbp:meteoriteClass achondrite
gptkbp:meteoriteGroup orthopyroxenite
gptkbp:NASAAnnouncement 1996
gptkbp:notableFor carbonate globules
magnetite crystals
possible evidence of past Martian life
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:NASA
various international scientists
gptkbp:type gptkb:rock
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ALH84001_meteorite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6