Formation of vesicles in asteroidal basaltic meteorites

Rare asteroidal vesicular basalts have previously been thought to form in surficial lava flows with CO as the vesicle-forming gas. However, vesicular lava flows are unlikely on small, airless bodies such as asteroids. To unravel the origin of these rocks, we analyzed vesicle sizes and abundances for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Earth and planetary science letters 2006-06, Vol.246 (1), p.102-108
Hauptverfasser:	McCoy, Timothy J., Ketcham, Richard A., Wilson, Lionel, Benedix, Gretchen K., Wadhwa, Meenakshi, Davis, Andrew M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	asteroids basalts meteorites vesicles volatiles
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