对于ALH84001的年轻年龄及其与火星上shergottite来源的地化学联系
T J Lapen1, M Righter, A D Brandon
1Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA. tjlapen@uh.edu
概括
火星石ALH84001,是火星上最古老的火性岩石,年龄为4091亿年. 它的组成表明,早期的火星有一个岩海洋,影响了数十亿年的地质.
科学领域:
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 同位素地质学的同位素.
背景情况:
- 火星石ALH84001 (ALH) 是已知最古老的火星岩石.
- ALH提供了对火星早期历史的关键见解,包括它的地质演变和磁场.
研究的目的:
- 使用Lu-Hf同位素数据确定火星石ALH84001的精确火热年龄.
- 研究火星早期的岩过程和地幔源特性.
主要方法:
- 对ALH84001的卢-哈夫 (Lu-Hf) 同位素分析.
- 计算父母岩源的Lu/Hf和Sm/Nd比率.
主要成果:
- ALH84001 的火性年龄为 4.091 ± 0.030 亿年.
- 数据表明,在深层岩海洋中,有大量的火性处理.
- 地幔源区域类似于较年轻的雪戈蒂特石石.
结论:
- 火星在其历史早期经历了显著的岩火处理,可能涉及到一个岩海洋.
- 统一的火热过程可能在火星上持续了近40亿年.
- 火星核心动力发电机和磁场的停止可能与这个早期的火热活动有关.
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