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Chassigny is a Martian meteorite which fell on October 3, 1815, at approximately 8:00 am, in Chassigny, north-eastern France.[2][3] Chassigny is the meteorite for which the chassignites are named, and gives rise to the "C" in the name of the SNC group of meteorites. Chassigny is an olivine cumulate rock (dunite). It consists almost entirely of olivine with intercumulus pyroxene, feldspar, and oxides. It was the only known chassignite until NWA2737 was found in the Moroccan Sahara in northwest Africa.[4]

Mars meteorite rock, in Vienna science Museum.
Mars meteorite rock, in Vienna science Museum.
Chassigny meteorite
Thin section of Chassigny under cross-polarized light (JPL)
TypeAchondrite
ClassMartian meteorite
GroupChassignite
Parent bodyMars
CountryFrance
RegionChassigny, Haute-Marne
Coordinates47°43′N 5°23′E[1]
Fall date1815-10-03
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Chassigny is particularly important because, unlike most SNCs, its noble gas composition differs from that in the current Martian atmosphere. These differences are presumably due to its cumulate (mantle-derived) nature.[5]


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References


  1. Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Chassigny
  2. Pistollet (1816) The circumstances of the Chassigny meteorite shower. Ann. Chim. Phys. (Paris) v. 1, pg 45-48.
  3. "The Chassigny Meteorite" - From NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, stating it is the only example. URL accessed September 6, 2006.
  4. Beck P., Barret J. A., Gillet P., Franchi I.A., Greenwood R. C., Van De Moortele B., Reyard B., Bohn M. and Cotton J. (2005) The Diderot Meteorite, the second chassignite.Lunar and Planet. Sci. XXXVI, Abstract #1326.
  5. Mars Meteorite Compendium: Chassigny, Compiled by Charles Meyer.

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Chassigny es un meteorito marciano que cayó el 3 de octubre de 1815, aproximadamente a las 8:00 a. m., en Chassigny, Alto Marne, Francia.[1][2] Chassigny es una roca acumulada de olivino (dunita). Consiste casi completamente en olivino con piroxeno, feldespato y óxidos. Chassigny fue la única chasignita conocida hasta que se encontró a NWA2737 en el Sahara marroquí en el noroeste de África.[3]


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