Publication Date:
2019-07-19
Description:
Up until recently the orthopyroxenite ALH 84001, a singleton martian meteorite type, was the only sample that did not fit within the common SNC types. However with the discovery of the unique basaltic breccia NWA 7034 pairing group [1] the diversity of martian meteorites beyond SNC types was expanded, and now with Northwest Africa (NWA) 8159, and its possible pairing NWA 7635 [2], the diversiy is expanded further with a third unique non-SNC meteorite type. The existence of meteorite types beyond the narrow range seen in SNCs is what might be expected from a random cratering sampling of a geologically long-lived and complex planet such as Mars.
Keywords:
Geophysics
Type:
JSC-CN-31533
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Meeting of the Meteoritical Society; Sep 08, 2014 - Sep 13, 2014; Casablanca; Morocco
Format:
application/pdf
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