The pre-atmospheric size of Martian meteorites

Eugster, O.; Busemann, H. and Lorenzetti, S. (2002). The pre-atmospheric size of Martian meteorites. In: 33rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 11-15 Mar 2002, Houston, Texas, USA.

URL: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1096...

Abstract

The pre-atmospheric size of martian meteorites was calculated based on 80Kr produced by epithermal secondary cosmic-ray produced neutrons of 30-300 eV energy. For seven meteorites we obtained minimum radii of 22-27 cm, corresponding to 150-270 kg.

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