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Nakhlites
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Nakhlites (Planetary Science) 
One of the three types of meteorites (the SNC meteorites) from Mars. Nakhlites probably formed as lava flows with unusual compositions. This type is named after the Nakhla meteorite, which fell in Egypt in 1911.
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