A Water-Rich Proto-Planet Inferred by Tridymite and Pyroxene in the Oldest Igneous Achondrite Northwest Africa 11119
Abstract
Water abundance in pyroxene and tridymite in the oldest volcanic meteorite NWA 11119 indicates a water-rich planetesimal at the dawn of the solar system.
- Publication:
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51st Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020LPI....51.1900C