Early crustal processes revealed by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteorite

A. Lagain; S. Bouley; B. Zanda; K. Miljković; A. Rajšić; D. Baratoux; V. Payré; L. S. Doucet; N. E. Timms; R. Hewins; G. K. Benedix; V. Malarewic; K. Servis; P. A. Bland

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31444-8

Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Early crustal processes revealed by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteorite

A. Lagain,
S. Bouley,
B. Zanda,
K. Miljković,
A. Rajšić,
D. Baratoux,
V. Payré,
L. S. Doucet,
N. E. Timms,
R. Hewins,
G. K. Benedix,
V. Malarewic,
K. Servis,
P. A. Bland

Affiliations

A. Lagain: Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Science, Curtin University
S. Bouley: Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, GEOPS
B. Zanda: IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris
K. Miljković: Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Science, Curtin University
A. Rajšić: Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Science, Curtin University
D. Baratoux: Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, University of Toulouse, CNRS and IRD
V. Payré: Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, Northern Arizona University
L. S. Doucet: Earth Dynamics Research Group, TIGeR, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
N. E. Timms: Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Science, Curtin University
R. Hewins: Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université et CNRS
G. K. Benedix: Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Science, Curtin University
V. Malarewic: Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, GEOPS
K. Servis: Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Science, Curtin University
P. A. Bland: Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Science, Curtin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31444-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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A new study pinpoints the ejection site of the 4.5-Ga-old Martian breccia NWA 7034 and paired stones to an area northeast of the Terra 679 Cimmeria–Sirenium province.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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