New type of primitive meteorite found in Antarcitca

• Main Authors: Grossman, J. N., Rubin, A. E., Macpherson, G. J., Scott, E. R. D., Weisberg, M. K., Prinz, M., Nehru, C. E.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: 91; Allan Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19880021094

A stony meteorite found in Antarctica in 1985, recently identified as a type of chondrite, probably represents material from a previously unsampled region of the solar system. Scientists are currently debating how the object formed. Preliminary results on Allan Hills 85085 (ALH85085) were presented.