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Shergottites, Nakhlites, and Chassignites (SNC) meteorites
General name for the three groups of meteorites with relatively young ages (slightly over 1 billion years old) that came from Mars. Another Martian meteorite that does not fall into one of these groups is ALH 84001, a cumulate rock composed mostly of orthopyroxene, which is much older than all the others with an age of 4. 5 billion years. (See Mars Meteorites compiled by Ron Baalke from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. )
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Astronomy
- Category: Planetary science
- Company: PSRD
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