Is EETA79001 Lithology B A True Melt Composition?EETA79001 is a member of the SNC (shergottite, nakhlite, chassignite) group of Martian meteorites. Most SNC meteorites are cumulates or partial cumulates [1] inhibiting calculation of parent magma compositions; only two (QUE94201 and Y- 980459) have been previously identified as true melt compositions. The goal of this study is to test whether EETA79001-B may also represent an equilibrium melt composition, which could potentially expand the current understanding of martian petrology.
Document ID
20100009797
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Extended Abstract
Authors
Arauza, S. J. (California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA, United States)
Jones, John H. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Mittlefehldt, D. W. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Le, L. (Jacobs Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2010
Subject Category
Geophysics
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-20015Report Number: JSC-CN-20015
Meeting Information
Meeting: 41st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 1, 2010
End Date: March 5, 2010
Sponsors: Lunar and Planetary Inst., NASA Johnson Space Center