[meteorite-list] Martian Meteorite May Contain Water (NWA 817)

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:12 2004
Message-ID: <3B28EAF5.2309E9FB_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

"Treiman, Allan" wrote:

> ... the veinlets are melted when they hit the fusion crust. So,
> the water-bearing minerals are pre-terrestrial == martian!


Hello Allan and List,

A convincing argument in favor of the martian water theory!

> I wonder, though. Could NWA 817 actually be only a piece of Nakhla?

Wow, that's thought-provoking! Comparing their weathering degrees
would probably not solve the mystery, but, maybe, it would be helpful
to (a) compare their shock levels, (b) both their terrestrial, and (c)
their cosmic (irradiation) ages.

Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Thu 14 Jun 2001 12:48:53 PM PDT