Nakhla meteorite

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Martian meteorite
gptkbp:age 1.3 billion years
gptkbp:class nakhlite
gptkbp:contains magnetite
apatite
carbonates
sulfides
clays
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
various museums worldwide
Egyptian Geological Museum, Cairo
gptkbp:discoveredBy villagers in Nakhla, Egypt
gptkbp:fall_date 1911-06-28
gptkbp:fall_location gptkb:Nakhla,_Egypt
gptkbp:fragmentNumber about 40
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nakhla meteorite
gptkbp:main_composition gptkb:augite
feldspar
olivine
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Nakhla,_Egypt
gptkbp:notable_for first Martian meteorite observed to fall
first meteorite to suggest water on Mars
gptkbp:notableEvent allegedly struck a dog
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:significance evidence for past water activity on Mars
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:British_Museum_(Natural_History)
various planetary scientists
gptkbp:totalKnownWeight 10 kg
gptkbp:type achondrite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mars_meteorite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6