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Bunburra rockhole: exploring the geology of a new differentiated basaltic asteroid
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Yin, Q.-Z. Friedrich, J. M. Perotta, Grace C. Mittlefehldt, D. Benedix, G. K. Bevan, A. W. R. Sanborn, M. E. Greenwood, R. C. Bland, P. A. Franchi, L. A. Towner, M. C. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Bunburra Rockhole (BR) is the first recovered meteorite of the Desert Fireball Network. It was initially classified as a basaltic eucrite, based on texture, mineralogy, and mineral chemistry but subsequent O isotopic analyses showed that BR's composition lies significantly far away from the HED group of meteorites. This suggested that BR was not a piece of the HED parent body (4 Vesta), but other explanations could also account for the observed oxygen signatures. Possible scenarios include contamination by components from other bodies (chondrites or other achondrites) or that 4 Vesta may not be as equilibrated as hypothesized. After examining multiple pieces with different instruments (CT scans and x-ray maps), no obvious evidence of contamination was found. If BR is not from Vesta, a conundrum exists as no unusual features were found in mineral and bulk trace element chemistry as exist for other anomalous basaltic achondrites such as Ibitira or Asuka 881394. These meteorites have distinct petrological and geochemical characteristics, in addition to their anomalous O isotope compositions, that set them apart from eucrites. Thus, early results provided a somewhat ambiguous picture of BR's petrogenesis and parentage. To clarify the nature of the relationship, if any, between BR and eucrites, we have performed a correlated stable isotope and bulk chemical study of several lithologic fragments. |
| File Size | 431441 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140012870 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5k986528 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-03-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Petrology Chemical Analysis Meteorites Meteoritic Composition Meteorite Parent Bodies Isotope Ratios Oxygen Isotopes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
