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ALH84001
Meteorite fragment ALH84001

Allan Hills 84001 (commonly abbreviated ALH84001) is a meteorite that was found in Allan Hills, Antarctica on December 27, 1984, by a team of American meteorite hunters from the ANSMET project. Like other members of the group of SNCs (shergottite, nakhlite, chassignite), ALH84001 is thought to be from Mars. However, it does not fit into any of the previously discovered SNC groups. On discovery, its mass was 1.93 kilograms (4.3 lb).

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  • ALH84001 meteorite Smithsonian

    ALH84001 on display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

  • ALH84001 structures

    Electron microscopy revealed chain structures resembling living organisms in meteorite fragment ALH84001

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