Una secuencia de evaporito de salmuera antigua registrada en muestras de Bennu

T J McCoy1, S S Russell2, T J Zega3

  • 1Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA. mccoyt@si.edu.

Nature
|January 29, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

Las muestras del asteroide Bennu revelan diversos minerales de sal formados a partir de antiguas salmueras. Este descubrimiento, hecho posible por el retorno de muestras, ofrece información sobre la evolución de las salmueras extraterrestres y los cuerpos helados.

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