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On an October afternoon in 1962, this meteorite landed about 10 feet away from a farmer who was trying to chase crows from his corn field. The farmer heard a tremendous explosion and was buffeted by a pressure wave. After a puff of smoke and a thud, the meteorite buried itself in a hole about 2 feet deep. Weighing at about 18,000 grams, the Zagami meteorite is the largest single individual Mars meteorite ever found. 
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The Zagami (shergottite) meteorite fell in Katsina, Nigeria, on the 3rd October, 1962.
A total mass of 18 kg was recovered.

11° 44'N, 7° 5'E



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I paid £25,000 for part of a meteorite. It landed in Nigeria in 1962 and has been authenticated by Nasa as a rock from Mars - Nicolas Cage

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Zagami Mars Meteorite Sale
A small  Zagami slice with Fusion Crust that is currently on display in a Science Museum in the USA is to be put up for sale. The meteorite has been  on display since June 1997  when it was  loaned  to the museum by an anonymous donor.
The ten year loan agreement  has finished, and the specimen is now shockingly up for sale.
The owner,  is looking for  offers of $5400.00 for the 2.8 gram Zagami slice (inch long and half an inch wide).

The 18.1kg Zagami Mars Meteorite  originally fell  in 1962 October 3rd, near to Zagami rock, Nigeria, (11º44'N 7º5'E),  landing about 10 feet away from a farmer who was trying to chase crows from his corn field.  
The Zagami meteorite is the most easily obtainable  Achondrite, Shergottite (SNC); Basalt meteorite available to collectors.

Ed  ~  i  of course cannot endorse the removal of such a item, however minor,  from the scientific community.

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