NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Sulfur in achondritic meteoritesThe sulfur abundances of samples of nearly 50 achondrites were examined to enlarge the database on the sulfur contents of various categories of achondrites. The study covered eucrites, howardites, diogenites, shergottites, chassignites, nakhilites, aubrites and three unique specimens. The study was spurred by the possibility that the S abundances could help identify the meteorites as originating on Mars or Venus. The S abundances and distributions varied widely, but confirmed that the data were valid indicators of the brecciation and thermal metamorphic history of each meteorite.
Document ID
19860029054
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gibson, E. K.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Moore, C. B.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ, United States)
Primus, T. M.
(Arizona State Univ. Tempe, AZ, United States)
Lewis, C. F.
(Arizona State University Tempe, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
September 30, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Meteoritics
Volume: 20
ISSN: 0026-1114
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
86A13792
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available