Martian gases in an Antarctic meteorite?

• Main Authors: Bogard, D. D., Johnson, P.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: 91; Antarctic; Elephant Moraine; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19830059695

Significant abundances of trapped argon, krypton, and xenon have been measured in shock-altered phases of the achondritic meteorite Elephant Moraine 79001 from Antarctica. The relative elemental abundances, the high ratios of argon-40 to argon-36 (equal to or greater than 2000), and the high ratios...