Pressure-temperature evolution of primordial solar system solids during impact-induced compaction

Prior to becoming chondritic meteorites, primordial solids were a poorly consolidated mix of mm-scale igneous inclusions (chondrules) and high-porosity sub-μm dust (matrix). We used high-resolution numerical simulations to track the effect of impact-induced compaction on these materials. Here we sho...

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Main Authors: Bland, Phil, Collins, G., Davison, T., Abreu, N., Ciesla, F., Muxworthy, A., Moore, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41242