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Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533

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  • M. Humayun

    (Ocean and Atmospheric Science, and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University)

  • A. Nemchin

    (Curtin University
    Present address: Laboratory for Isotope Geology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.)

  • B. Zanda

    (Laboratoire de Minéralogie et Cosmochimie du Muséum, CNRS and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 75005 Paris, France
    Rutgers University)

  • R. H. Hewins

    (Laboratoire de Minéralogie et Cosmochimie du Muséum, CNRS and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 75005 Paris, France
    Rutgers University)

  • M. Grange

    (Curtin University)

  • A. Kennedy

    (Curtin University)

  • J.-P. Lorand

    (Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique de Nantes, CNRS UMR 6112, Université de Nantes, 2 Rue de la Houssinière, BP 92208, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France)

  • C. Göpel

    (Institut de Physique du Globe, Sorbonne Paris Cité, University Paris Diderot, CNRS UMR 7154, F-75005 Paris, France)

  • C. Fieni

    (Laboratoire de Minéralogie et Cosmochimie du Muséum, CNRS and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 75005 Paris, France)

  • S. Pont

    (Laboratoire de Minéralogie et Cosmochimie du Muséum, CNRS and Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 75005 Paris, France)

  • D. Deldicque

    (Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR 8538, 75231 Paris Cedex 5, France)

Abstract

Chemical analysis of the meteorite NWA 7533 indicates that it may be a Martian regolith breccia and, if so, that the crust of Mars may have formed in the first 100 million years of the planet’s history.

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  • M. Humayun & A. Nemchin & B. Zanda & R. H. Hewins & M. Grange & A. Kennedy & J.-P. Lorand & C. Göpel & C. Fieni & S. Pont & D. Deldicque, 2013. "Origin and age of the earliest Martian crust from meteorite NWA 7533," Nature, Nature, vol. 503(7477), pages 513-516, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:503:y:2013:i:7477:d:10.1038_nature12764
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12764
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    1. 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, 2022. "Early crustal processes revealed by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteorite," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Claire L. McLeod & Mark. P. S. Krekeler, 2017. "Sources of Extraterrestrial Rare Earth Elements: To the Moon and Beyond," Resources, MDPI, vol. 6(3), pages 1-28, August.

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