Matter
Name
NWA480 Martian meteorite
Family
Family
extraterrestrial
Comments
in addition to pyroxene and plagioclase, there are also ~ 1 vol% of opaque/oxides (as indicated by Mandon et al. 2021)
Database
Experimentalists
Level
local matter
Origins
extraterrestrial
Provider
Bruno Reynard (LGLTPE)
Object name
Northwest Africa 4766
Body name
Earth

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Image
NWA480 consolidated rock and location of spectral measurements
Preparation
raw
Method
rock sample
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
bulk
Comments
basaltic shergottite
Location in object
interior of the meteorite
Type of porosity
unknown
Number
1
Mode of mixing
heterogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
NWA480 1.0