[meteorite-list] Water in Meteorites
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Tue May 31 16:35:21 EDT 2005
Tom inquired:
> It sure makes me wonder how they could keep space water
> in them if they were not picked up immediately after the fall?
Because they do not contain *l i q u i d* water. The water found
in carbonaceous chondrites and Martian meteorites can only be
extracted by heating the meteorite samples.
There are only two meteorites known to contain liquid water:
- Monahans
- Zag
where the water was found in salt crystals inside these meteorites.
see also Chris L Peterson's post to the List!
Best wishes,
Bernd
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