Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533

Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533

The ancient cratered terrain of the southern highlands of Mars is thought to hold clues to the planet’s early differentiation [1,2] but until now no meteoritic regolith breccias have been recovered from Mars. Here we show that the meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 7533 (paired with meteorite NWA 7034...

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Main Authors: Humayun, M., Nemchin, Alexander, Zanda, B., Hewins, R., Grange, Marion, Kennedy, Allen, Lorand, J., Gopel, C., Fieni, C., Pont, S., Deldicque, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
Subjects:
Petrology
Geochemistry
Inner planets
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22912

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