He has just paid a local dealer nearly $ 10,000 for a 25 - gram martian meteorite called a shergottite. (science.sciencemag.org)
The meteorite, known as Northwest Africa 7635 and discovered in 2012, was found to be a type of volcanic rock called a shergottite. (sciencedaily.com)
NWA 7635 and the 10 other meteorites discovered along with it by the researchers were a type of volcanic rock called a shergottite and had similar chemical compositions and ejection times, lead author and University of Houston geology professor Tom Lapen said in a statement. (redorbit.com)