A New Spinel in Martian Meteorite SaU 008: Implications for Martian Magnetism

  • Yu, Yong-Jae (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University)
  • Published : 2007.12.05

Abstract

Martian meteorites are the only available Martian Materials on Earth. A suite of demagnetization experiments, temperature dependence of saturation magnetization, scanning electron microscopy, and electron microprobe analysis were carried out to characterize the remanent magnetization carriers of Martian meteorite SaU 008. A stable paleomagnetic record of SaU 008 originates from a newly found spinel ((Fe, Cr, Ti)-spinel) whose composition has never been documented (or identified as magnetic).

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