Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 2001
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001m%26ps...36.1377t&link_type=abstract
Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 1377-1396 (2001)
Mathematics
Logic
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Scientific paper
Depending on their velocity, entry angle and mass, micrometeorites suffer different degrees of heating during their deceleration in the Earth's atmosphere, leading, in most cases, to significant textural, mineralogical and chemical modifications. One of these modifications is the formation of a magnetite shell around most micrometeorites, which until now could not be reproduced, neither theoretically nor experimentally. The present study was designed to better understand the entry heating effects on micrometeorites and especially the formation of the magnetite shell. Fragments of the Murchison and Orgueil meteorites were used as analogue material in flash-heating experiments performed in a high-temperature furnace; effects of temperature, heating duration, and oxygen fugacity were investigated. These experiments were able to reproduce most of the micrometeorites textures, from the vesicular fine-grained micrometeorites to the totally melted cosmic spherules. For the first time, the formation of a magnetite shell could be observed on micrometeorite analogues. We suggest that the most plausible mechanism for the formation of this shell is a peripheral partial melting with subsequent magnetite crystallization at the surface of the micrometeorite. Furthermore, with this study, it is possible to estimate the atmospheric entry conditions of micrometeorites, such as the peak temperature and the duration of flash-heating.
Engrand Cécile
Libourel Guy
Maurette Michel
Toppani Alice
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