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Water soluble ions in the Nakhla martian meteorite
Author(s) -
SAWYER Douglas J.,
McGEHEE Michael D.,
CANEPA Julie,
MOORE Carleton B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
meteoritics and planetary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.09
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 1086-9379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2000.tb01458.x
Subject(s) - martian , meteorite , astrobiology , achondrite , brine , geology , ion , chloride , sulfate , seawater , geochemistry , mars exploration program , chemistry , materials science , chondrite , oceanography , physics , metallurgy , organic chemistry
— Water‐soluble ion concentrations from the martian achondrite Nakhla and three asteroidal achon drites are reported. The Nakhla sample contains significant concentrations of chloride, sulfate, Mg, Na, Ca, and K ions. The results are interpreted to indicate that this rock has been in contact with a seawater‐like brine on the martian surface.