[meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 31 16:35:23 2005
Message-ID: <DIIE.00000017000038C8_at_paulinet.de>

Tom inquired:

> It sure makes me wonder how they could keep space water
> in them if they were not picked up immediately after the fall?

Because they do not contain *l i q u i d* water. The water found
in carbonaceous chondrites and Martian meteorites can only be
extracted by heating the meteorite samples.

There are only two meteorites known to contain liquid water:

- Monahans
- Zag

where the water was found in salt crystals inside these meteorites.

see also Chris L Peterson's post to the List!

Best wishes,

Bernd
Received on Tue 31 May 2005 04:35:21 PM PDT