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Zagami

Basic information

Name: Zagami
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1962
Country: Nigeria
Mass: 18 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Martian (shergottite)
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Shergottite-basaltic
Recommended:			Martian (shergottite) [explanation]

This is 1 of 321 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as Martian (shergottite). [show all]
Search for other: Martian meteorites

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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
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Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Jim Strope
Norbert Classen
Peter Marmet
unknown
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Aeroliths Collection Theodossiou
André Knöfel
Corey Kuo
David Hardy
David L. Ribeca
Dominik Stoeckli
Domjan Svilkovic
Fred CHAPRON
Gerald Armstrong
Jay
Jay Piatek
Jim Strope
Jingyu Tan
MeteoriteCollector.org - AMNH - New York
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney
MeteoriteCollector.org - MTCU - Monnig Collection
Michael Hofmann
Michael S. Scherman
Niño Nikkolo Espedilla
Paulo Anselmo Matioli (JN Science Museum)
Richard C Cavalieri
Robert Zdancewicz
Rudolf Dorstewitz
Solar Anamnesis
Volker Heinrich
Woreczko Jan & Wadi
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