Mars meteorite NWA 4766, real fragment of 0.007 to 0.014 grams | SR-Meteorites

Having a piece of another planet in your home sounds impossible, but it is possible. Mars meteorites are pieces of rock that were ejected by a large impact from Mars and eventually fell to Earth. This fragment of NWA 4766 is a real Mars meteorite, found in Northwest Africa, where the abbreviation NWA stands for.

Mars meteorites are rare: only a very small portion of all known meteorites comes from Mars. If you want to see the planet itself, read on. our guide to Mars through a telescope.

This fragment weighs between 0.007 and 0.014 grams, so expect a small lump that you should best look at with a magnifying glass. Preferably keep it in the packaging, so you won’t lose such a small piece.

Would you prefer a larger piece? Then there is a mars meteorite of 0.1 to 0.2 grams or the Mars meteorite Amgala 001 from 0.16 to 0.39 grams.