page_title: Shergotty meteorite
hierarchical_section_title: Shergotty meteorite
caption_attribution_description: English: Shergotty is the namesake of the martian shergottites and a very historic witnessed fall. This martian meteorite fell on August 25, 1865 in the Gaya district of Bihar, India known as Shergotty. The meteorite weighed 5 kgs and was retrieved just after it fell. Very little of this fall is circulating in private collections. 50 mgs from Hupe collection. Français&#160;: Fragment de la météorite Shergotty, 50 mg (collection Hupé).
context_page_description: The Shergotty meteorite is the first example of the shergottite Mars meteorite family. It was a 5-kilogram Martian meteorite which fell to Earth at Shergotty, in the Gaya district, Bihar, India on 25 August 1865, and was retrieved by witnesses almost immediately. Radiometric dating indicates that it solidified from a volcanic magma about 4.1 billion years ago. It is composed mostly of pyroxene and is thought to have undergone preterrestrial aqueous alteration for several centuries. Certain features within its interior are suggestive of being remnants of biofilm and their associated microbial communities.
context_section_description: The Shergotty meteorite is the first example of the shergottite Mars meteorite family. It was a 5-kilogram (11 lb) Martian meteorite which fell to Earth at Shergotty (now Sherghati), in the Gaya district, Bihar, India on 25 August 1865, and was retrieved by witnesses almost immediately. Radiometric dating indicates that it solidified from a volcanic magma about 4.1 billion years ago. It is composed mostly of pyroxene and is thought to have undergone preterrestrial aqueous alteration for several centuries. Certain features within its interior are suggestive of being remnants of biofilm and their associated microbial communities.
caption: 50 milligram fragment of the Shergotty meteorite
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