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'''Northwest Africa 7325''', also known as '''NWA 7325''' is the first [[meteorite]] believed to have originated from [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. Found in a marketplace in [[Erfoud]], [[Morocco]] in 2012,<ref name="NASA">[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=55627 Northwest Africa 7325]. ''Meteoritical Bulletin Database''. [[Lunar and Planetary Institute]], Houston, Texas. Accessed 2013-03-30.</ref> the meteorite is composed of 35 fragments with a combined weight of approximately {{convert|345|g|oz}}.<ref name="NBC">Major, Jason. March 29, 2013. "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50712511/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/greenish-rock-may-be-first-meteorite-mercury/ Greenish rock may be meteorite from Mercury]". ''NBC News''. New York. Accessed 2013-03-30.</ref> Investigation of the meteorite by [[Anthony Irving]] at the [[University of Washington]] determined that the meteorite's composition is consistent with that of Mercury as determined by the [[MESSENGER]] spacecraft.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Irving|first1= A. J. |last2=Kuehner|first2= S. M. |last3=Bunch|first3= T. E. |last4=Ziegler|first4= K. |last5=Chen|first5= G. |last6=Herd|first6= C. D. K. |last7=Conrey|first7= R. M. |last8= Ralew|first8=S.|title = Ungrouped Mafic Achondrite Northwest Africa 7325: A Reduced, Iron-Poor Cumulate Olivine Gabbro from a Differentiated Planetary Parent Body| journal = Proc. 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2013)|date = March 2013|volume = 1719| pages = 2164|url = http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2013/pdf/2164.pdf |bibcode=2013LPICo1719.2164I }}</ref><ref name="NBC"/> Irving cautioned, however, that NWA 7325 could also have come from a smaller but Mercury-like body.<ref name="Yahoo">Kramer, Miriam. March 29, 2013. "[http://news.yahoo.com/green-meteorite-may-mercury-first-145455980.html Green Meteorite May Be from Mercury, a First]". ''Yahoo! News''. Accessed 2013-03-30.</ref> NWA 7325 is estimated to be 4.56 billion years old and was likely ejected from Mercury on an Earth-intersecting trajectory by an impact.<ref name="Yahoo"/>
'''Northwest Africa 7325''', also known as '''NWA 7325''' is the first [[meteorite]] believed to have originated from [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. Found in a marketplace in [[Erfoud]], [[Morocco]] in 2012,<ref name="NASA">[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=55627 Northwest Africa 7325]. ''Meteoritical Bulletin Database''. [[Lunar and Planetary Institute]], Houston, Texas. Accessed 2013-03-30.</ref> the meteorite is composed of 35 fragments with a combined weight of approximately {{convert|345|g|oz}}.<ref name="NBC">Major, Jason. March 29, 2013. "[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50712511/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/greenish-rock-may-be-first-meteorite-mercury/ Greenish rock may be meteorite from Mercury]". ''NBC News''. New York. Accessed 2013-03-30.</ref> Investigation of the meteorite by [[Anthony Irving]] at the [[University of Washington]] determined that the meteorite's composition is consistent with that of Mercury as determined by the [[MESSENGER]] spacecraft.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Irving|first1= A. J. |last2=Kuehner|first2= S. M. |last3=Bunch|first3= T. E. |last4=Ziegler|first4= K. |last5=Chen|first5= G. |last6=Herd|first6= C. D. K. |last7=Conrey|first7= R. M. |last8= Ralew|first8=S.|title = Ungrouped Mafic Achondrite Northwest Africa 7325: A Reduced, Iron-Poor Cumulate Olivine Gabbro from a Differentiated Planetary Parent Body| journal = Proc. 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2013)|date = March 2013|volume = 1719| pages = 2164|url = http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2013/pdf/2164.pdf |bibcode=2013LPICo1719.2164I }}</ref><ref name="NBC"/> Irving cautioned, however, that NWA 7325 could also have come from a smaller but Mercury-like body.<ref name="Yahoo">Kramer, Miriam. March 29, 2013. "[http://news.yahoo.com/green-meteorite-may-mercury-first-145455980.html Green Meteorite May Be from Mercury, a First]". ''Yahoo! News''. Accessed 2013-03-30.</ref> NWA 7325 is estimated to be 4.62 billion years old and was likely ejected from Mercury on an Earth-intersecting trajectory by an impact.<ref name="Yahoo"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:09, 17 September 2013

Northwest Africa 7325
A 2.810-gram (0.0991 oz) slice of Northwest Africa 7325 with green chromium diopside crystals. Photograph courtesy of Stefan Ralew for the Jared Collins Collection.
TypeAchondrite
CountryMorocco
RegionNorthwest Africa
Observed fallNo
Found date2012
TKW345 grams (12.2 oz)

Northwest Africa 7325, also known as NWA 7325 is the first meteorite believed to have originated from Mercury. Found in a marketplace in Erfoud, Morocco in 2012,[1] the meteorite is composed of 35 fragments with a combined weight of approximately 345 grams (12.2 oz).[2] Investigation of the meteorite by Anthony Irving at the University of Washington determined that the meteorite's composition is consistent with that of Mercury as determined by the MESSENGER spacecraft.[3][2] Irving cautioned, however, that NWA 7325 could also have come from a smaller but Mercury-like body.[4] NWA 7325 is estimated to be 4.62 billion years old and was likely ejected from Mercury on an Earth-intersecting trajectory by an impact.[4]

References

  1. ^ Northwest Africa 7325. Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas. Accessed 2013-03-30.
  2. ^ a b Major, Jason. March 29, 2013. "Greenish rock may be meteorite from Mercury". NBC News. New York. Accessed 2013-03-30.
  3. ^ Irving, A. J.; Kuehner, S. M.; Bunch, T. E.; Ziegler, K.; Chen, G.; Herd, C. D. K.; Conrey, R. M.; Ralew, S. (March 2013). "Ungrouped Mafic Achondrite Northwest Africa 7325: A Reduced, Iron-Poor Cumulate Olivine Gabbro from a Differentiated Planetary Parent Body" (PDF). Proc. 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2013). 1719: 2164. Bibcode:2013LPICo1719.2164I.
  4. ^ a b Kramer, Miriam. March 29, 2013. "Green Meteorite May Be from Mercury, a First". Yahoo! News. Accessed 2013-03-30.

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