Comparative Raman microscopy of a Martian meteorite and Antarctic lithic analogues

• Published in: Planetary and Space Science
• Main Authors: Edwards, H. G. M., Farwell, D. W., Grady, M. M., Wynn-Williams, D. D., Wright, I. P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 1999
• Subjects: Antarctic; Victoria Land; McMurdo Dry Valleys; Crater Cirque; East Beacon; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503171/; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(98)00127-5

The Raman microspectra of the Nakhla SNC meteorite, which probably originates from Mars, are reported here for the first time. The specimen is shown to be heterogeneous, even at a sampling level of 2 μm, but several important mineralogical features have been identified, including clinopyroxene, oliv...