Microstructure and elemental composition of the Tagish Lake meteorite and its astrobiological implications

• Published in: International Journal of Astrobiology
• Main Authors: Rauf, Kani, Hann, Anthony, Wickramasinghe, Chandra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2009
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Space and Planetary Science; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Tagish; Tagish Lake
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1473550409990322; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1473550409990322

Abstract Tagish Lake meteorite, which fell in January 2000 in Canada, has provided a sample of pristine cosmic materials for laboratory studies. It is made up of loosely formed aggregates, making it one of the most friable carbonaceous chondrites. Its complex structure is composed of plaquettes of c...