The Martian Meteorites are meteorites from the planet Mars. Meteorites Designed as the SNC group (Shergottite, Nakhlite, Chassignite), this group is named for three historic meteorite falls, Shergotty, Nakhla, and Chassigny. Based on their mineral compositions, the Martian meteorites are further divided into six related subgroups: basaltic shergottites, olivine-phyric shergottites, lherzolitic shergottites, nakhlites, chassignites, and orthopyroxenites, the latter subgroup consisting of just one single member