Unique Meteorite from Early Amazonian Mars: Water-Rich Basaltic Breccia Northwest Africa 7034

@article{Agee2013UniqueMF,
  title={Unique Meteorite from Early Amazonian Mars: Water-Rich Basaltic Breccia Northwest Africa 7034},
  author={Carl B. Agee and N. V. Wilson and Francis M. McCubbin and Karen Ziegler and Victor J Polyak and Zachary Sharp and Yemane Asmerom and Morgan H. Nunn and Robina Shaheen and Mark H Thiemens and Andrew Steele and Marilyn L. Fogel and Roxane Bowden and Mihaela Glamoclija and Zhisheng Zhang and Stephen M. Elardo},
  journal={Science},
  year={2013},
  volume={339},
  pages={780 - 785}
}
So Different and So Similar Most known meteorites from Mars fit into one class. Agee et al. (p. 780, published online 3 January; see the Perspective by Humayun) describe a meteorite, NWA 7034, which shares some characteristics with other martian meteorites but does not fit within the usual classification. NWA 7034 matches the composition of Mars' surface but is also richer in water than other martian meteorites, and has different oxygen isotope composition, which suggests the existence of… Expand
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