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Martian gases in an Antarctic meteorite?Significant abundances of trapped argon, krypton, and xenon have been measured in shock-altered phases of the achondritic meteorite Elephant Moraine 79001 from Antarctica. The relative elemental abundances, the high ratios of argon-40 to argon-36 (equal to or greater than 2000), and the high ratios of xenon-129 to xenon-132 (equal to or greater than 2.0) of the trapped gas more closely resemble Viking data for the Martian atmosphere than data for noble gas components typically found in meteorites. These findings support earlier suggestions, made on the basis of geochemical evidence, that shergottites and related rare meteorites may have originated from the planet Mars.
Document ID
19830059695
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Bogard, D. D.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Johnson, P.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Planetary and Earth Sciences Div., Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
August 12, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 221
ISSN: 0036-8075
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
83A40913
Distribution Limits
Public
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