A genuine Mars rock! A martian meteorite in display box

Description: Dar al Gani (DAG) 735 martian meteorite
Weight: Approximately 5 milligrams
Class: Basaltic shergottite (volcanic rock from Mars)
Box dimensions: 55 mm x 35 mm x 13 mm
Date and location of find: Winter 1996/97. Dar al Gani, Libya
Notes: Martian meteorite fragment in display box with color photo

Is there life on Mars? It's looking promising, but we still don't know for sure. One thing we do know for sure is that this is a genuine piece of the Red Planet.

Occasionally, meteorites strike the planet Mars with enough force to throw pieces of the planet out into space. Against all odds, some of those fragments have traveled through space and impacted with our own planet, allowing us to hold fragments of our closest planetary neighbor. This authentic piece of the planet Mars comes in its own full color display box.

[pictured above] NASA photo of the planet Mars

How do we know this specimen is really from Mars?

The stone from which this specimen comes originated on the surface of our closest planetary neighbor — Mars. A meteorite impact upon the Martian surface likely blasted the rock into space. After a time, it collided with Earth and itself became a meteorite.

The original Martian meteorite, designated as Northwest Africa 4766, was found in the hot African deserts in 2006. It has been classified as a shergotitte by meteoriticists in Europe.

Analysis of data from both the Martian landers and the Mars Rover shows that the chemical composition of this rock is identical to rocks from the surface of Mars.

This specimen is 100% guaranteed to be an authentic Mars rock!

MEET THE SELLER: My name is Geoffrey Notkin. I am a meteorite hunter, science writer and photographer. I have been actively involved in meteorite hunting for nearly fifteen years and have traveled around the world in search of these elusive space rocks. I have guest starred in two television documentaries about meteorite hunting: The Travel Channel's The Best Places to Find Cash & Treasures with Becky Worly, and with Adam Rogers on PBS in Wired Science. I am also a widely published science author and photographer, specializing in meteorite studies and invertebrate paleontology. My work has appeared in Meteorite magazine, Wired magazine, Meteoryt (Poland), Geotimes, Reader's Digest, Rock & Gem, Seed, Lapidary Journal, and many other national and international publications. All specimens I sell are guaranteed 100% authentic and as described. Meteorite sales help fund future expeditions which, in turn, generate new published works.

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