LPSC 2013: Do we have a meteorite from Mercury? by E. Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society, March 21, 2013 http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2013/03211549-lpsc-hermean-meteorite.html
Greenish rock may be first meteorite from Mercury Chemical makeup is mostly in line with observations from Messenger probe, scientists say. NBC News http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50712511/ns/technology_and_science-space/ http://www.universetoday.com/99745/is-this-meteorite-a-piece-of-mercury/ The First-Ever Meteorite from Mercury? {NWA 7325 is a meteorite like no other. Found in Morocco last year, this clutch of small stones looks to be a near- perfect geochemical match to the surface of the innermost planet. Sky and Telescope Magazine http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/The-First-Ever-Meteorite-from-Mercury-189374981.html Northwest Africa 7325, Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 101, MAPS 47 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=55627 The paper is: Irving, A. J., S. M. Kuehner, T. E. Bunch, K. Ziegler, G. Chen, C. D. K. Herd, R. M. Conrey, and S. Ralew, 2013, Ungrouped Mafic Achondrite Northwest Africa 7325: A Reduced, Iron-Poor Cumulate Olivine Gabbro from a Differentiated Planetary Parent Body. 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, eld March 18-22, 2013 in The Woodlands, Texas. LPI Contribution No. 1719, p.2164 PDF file: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2013/pdf/2164.pdf Citation: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013LPICo1719.2164I Yours, Paul H. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
