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Chassigny is a Mars meteorite which fell on October 3, 1815, at approximately 8:00 am, in Chassigny, Haute-Marne, France.
Chassigny is the meteorite for which the chassignites are named, and gives rise to the "C" in SNCs. Chassigny is an olivine cumulate rock (dunite). It consists almost entirely of olivine with intercumulous pyroxene, feldspar, and oxides. Chassigny was the only known chassignite until NWA2737 was found in the Moroccan Sahara in northwest Africa
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Anniversary of the Chassigny Meteorite Fall (Mars Meteorite) in 1815

The Chassigny (chassignite) meteorite fell in Champagne-Ardenne, France, on the 3rd October, 1815.
A total mass of 4 kg was recovered.

47° 43'N, 5° 22'E



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