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The Martian sources of the SNC meteorites (two, not one), and what can and can't be learned from the SNC meteoritesThe SNC meteorites, which almost certainly originate in the Martian crust, have been inferred to come from a single impact crater site, but no known crater fits all criteria. Formation at two separate sites (S from one, NC from the other) is more consistent with the sum of petrologic, geochronologic, and cosmochronologic data. If the source craters for the SNC meteorites can be located, Mars science will advance considerably. However, many significant questions cannot be answered by the SNC meteorites. These questions await a returned sample.
Document ID
19940028728
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Treiman, A. H.
(Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Mars: Past, Present, and Future. Results from the MSATT Program, Part 1
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
94N33234
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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