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Tissint meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A Martian (shergottite) meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 7,000 g.
The oddity, explained
Why is Tissint meteorite unusual?
Tissint meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 2011, classified Martian (shergottite). The published description says: A Martian (shergottite) meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 7,000 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
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