[meteorite-list] Fw: New Issue: Mars' Basaltic Crust

[Jerry Flaherty]

more basalt
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Subject: New Issue: Mars' Basaltic Crust


> Announcement from Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD]
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> New article online: Mars Crust: Made of Basalt
>
> -- Chemical analyses of rocks on the Martian surface indicate that the 
> Martian crust was built of basalt lava flows not much different from those 
> on Earth.
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> We invite you to:
> READ: First summary paragraph for a quick overview
> PRINT: pdf version
> VIEW: short slide summary
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