Martian Atmosphere - Zagami Meteorite rockinaboxgeo These deposits date to the

These deposits date to the Late Eocene epoch

This particular window is the largest

embedded in the Mini Museum

41" long and is 1" in diameter

Martian Atmosphere - Zagami Meteorite rockinaboxgeo These deposits date to the"Mars is there, waiting to be reached." ~Buzz Aldrin, American Astronaut, 2001. The Zagami meteorite is an incredibly rare Martian meteorite which fell to Earth in 1962 in rural Nigeria. The meteorite was created millions of years ago when an impact on Mars' surface shot debris out of the atmosphere and into orbit. The strength of this impact also caused the rapid melting and cooling of rock, which sealed gasses inside the new meteorite. This means