Here are both stones of the NWA 1195 shergottite. The two pieces must have broken apart sometime after landing on Earth because the inner edges show no signs of being burnt upon entry into Earth's atmosphere. They laid within 15 meters of each other for thousands of years until they were found this Spring. Click to enlarge.

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