NWA 6148 Martian Nakhlite Meteorite
Martian Nakhlites are among the most interesting meteorites that exist. They are extremely complex and contain carbonites, the building-blocks of life as we know it.
The Mars rover, Curiosity, landed on the Red Planet on August 5, 2012, kicking off a two-year mission to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life. Perhaps that Earthly vehicle will be the first 'person' to find signs of life on such a desolate planet!
The NWA 6148 main mass is curated in a private collection and I received the balance of the material. I have listed here virtually all specimens other than a few grams of fragments created during the cutting and polishing phase. NWA 6148 is friable so special care had to be used during this process.
Meteoritical Bulletin entry for NWA 6148:
Click here for the Official classification of NWA 6148
The Mars rover, Curiosity, landed on the Red Planet on August 5, 2012, kicking off a two-year mission to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life. Perhaps that Earthly vehicle will be the first 'person' to find signs of life on such a desolate planet!
The NWA 6148 main mass is curated in a private collection and I received the balance of the material. I have listed here virtually all specimens other than a few grams of fragments created during the cutting and polishing phase. NWA 6148 is friable so special care had to be used during this process.
Meteoritical Bulletin entry for NWA 6148:
Click here for the Official classification of NWA 6148
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| 53.7g End Cut | |
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| 7.878g Complete Slice | |
| 18mm x 30mm x 3mm | |
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| 3.284g Complete Slice | |
| 38mm x 27mm x 2mm | |
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| 1.706g Part Slice | |
| 20mm x 13mm x 3mm | |
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