ALH84001 | Meteorite found in Allan Hills, Antarctica on December 27, 1984 by U.S. meteorite hunters from the ANSMET project. Like other members of the group of SNCs (shergottite, nakhlite, chassignite), ALH84001 thought to be from Mars. However, it does not fit into any of the previously discovered SNC groups. On discovery, it's mass was 1.93 kilograms (4.3 lb). Scientists announced that it might contain evidence for microscopic fossils of Martian bacteria based on carbonate globules observ...