Martian meteorite: Implications of a newly discovered mineral-rich structure
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
A new ovoid structure discovered in the Nakhla Martian meteorite is made of nanocrystalline iron-rich clay, contains a variety of minerals, and shows evidence of undergoing a past shock event from impact, with resulting melting of the permafrost and mixing of surface and subsurface fluids.