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Meridiani Planum 007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Meridiani Planum 007 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: MP 007 Observed fall: No Year found: 2009 Planet: Mars Mass: 100 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 82 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, IAB complex. [show all] Search for other: IAB complex irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 17 May 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 109:
Meridiani Planum 007 2.121°S, 5.532°W Mars Find: 1 Oct 2009 Classification: Iron meteorite (IAB complex) History: The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity encountered a pitted boulder on sol 2022 along the rover’s traverse to Endeavour crater. Physical characteristics: The rock appears to be extensively weathered, some parts appearing deeply pitted with large spires whereas smooth areas on the surface show an eroded Widmanstätten pattern (Ashley et al., 2011). Dimensions: 50 × 24 × 20 cm. It would have an approximate mass of ~245 kg if it were a hemisphere, but it is more likely closer to half this mass (Chappelow and Golombek, 2010). Geochemistry: Mössbauer analyses showed the dominance of metallic iron-nickel phases, with resolvable kamacite and taenite (Fleischer et al. 2010a). Classification: Iron, Ni, Ge, and Ga abundances measured using the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) are consistent with an iron meteorite in the IAB Complex (Fleischer et al. 2010a; Ashley et al. 2011). Pancam color imaging and APXS composition shows the presence of a dark surficial coating similar in hue, composition, and occurrence to that found on Meridiani Planum 001 (Heat Shield Rock) (Johnson et al., 2009; Fleischer et al., 2010a). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB109 Table 0 Line 0: |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 109, in preparation (2020)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 15 approved meteorites from Mars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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