Elephant Moraine 79001, also known as EETA 79001, is a Martian meteorite. It was found in Elephant Moraine, in the Antarctic during the 1979–1980 collecting season.
The meteorite is classified as a shergottite and is primarily basaltic in composition. EETA 79001 is the second largest Martian meteorite found on Earth, at approximately 7900 grams; only the Zagami meteorite is larger. It is a very young rock, by geologic standards, dating to only about 180 million years ago,[2] and was ejected from the Martian surface about 600 thousand years ago.
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Location of discovery of EETA 79001, in Elephant Moraine, near Reckling Peak, Victoria Land, Antarctica
^Melosh, H. Jay (1989). Impact cratering: A geologic process. Oxford University Press. Bibcode:1989icgp.book.....M. ISBN 0-19-510463-3. LCCN 88-5353. OCLC 17649090. OL 7387860M. Wikidata Q105670571.
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