MPOD 210524 from Tucson Meteorites

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Nakhla contributed by John Divelbiss MetBul Link

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Martian (nakhlite)

TKW 10 kg. Observed fall 28 June 1911 in Egypt.

John writes:
From my 4/28/16 visit to the Smithsonian. A half stone, 4"x4" in size, and likely 500 plus grams.

A little bigger than my collection examples :/

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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below

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Bernd Pauli 5/24/2021 2:57:03 PM	The only nakhlite I have is NWA 998 ... a whopping 0.61 gram + thin section (by the way very colorful in xpol. light!)
Anne Black 5/24/2021 2:08:06 PM	Nice rock, John!! Also bigger than mine.

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