Shergottite

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Martian meteorite
gptkbp:age about 180 million years
gptkbp:composition basaltic rock
gptkbp:contains gptkb:pyroxene
olivine
maskelynite
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature high Fe/Mg ratio
low weathering
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1865
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shergottite
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Shergotty_meteorite
gptkbp:numberOfKnownSpecimens over 200
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:SNC_meteorite
gptkbp:studiedBy Martian geology
Martian volcanic activity
gptkbp:subspecies basaltic shergottite
lherzolitic shergottite
olivine-phyric shergottite
gptkbp:type achondrite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SNC_meteorite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7