A search for Martian sediments

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Mar 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997lpi....28..381f&link_type=abstract

Conference Paper, 28th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, p. 381.

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Mars Surface, Sedimentary Rocks, Photogeology, Meteoritic Composition, Earth Surface, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Geochemistry, Deserts, Isotopes, Oxygen 17

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If interpretations are correct of the photogeology of Mars and assumptions are correct about how Martian meteorites arrive on Earth, then sedimentary rocks from the planet must certainly be present in the vast meteorite resources on terrestrial deserts such as Antarctica, Sahara, and Nullarbor. The problem lies in recognizing them for what they are. For this reason, this paper scrutinizes the suggestion made by Brandenburg (1996) that type I carbonaceous chondrites originate from Mars. Brandenburg's thesis is that Mars is the parent body of the CI chondrites, and it is based on several lines of thought and both isotopic and geochemical arguments. Topping the list is the similarity in the delta O-17 displacements for Martian samples and the CI chondrites relative to the terrestrial fractionation line. This is the subject which is dealt with in this paper, which is motivated by recent interest on the possibility of whether Martian meteorites contain evidence of biological processes.

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