ALH 84001 Comparison Table

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ALH 84001 comparison table

Subject has CaO content has weather resistance has MnO content is an instance of has distinguishing feature has TiO2 content has FeO content has fragmentation probability has fall location has P2O5 content has solidification mechanism has name has sulfur content has Al2O3 content has genesi has identification date has relative abundance has curatorial location has total mass of find has SiO2 content has MgO content has composition is a kind of has find date has K2O content has Na2O content has property has mass has number of find has origin has ablative mass loss has solidification timescale have has Cr2O3 content

ALH 84001 meteorite low no chondrules high because it is more friable than iron meteorite strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity cooling in deep underground chambers based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred fractional crystallization 7.1 % of meteorite falls 1606 kg orthopyroxene orthopyroxenite formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field 70 Mars high because it is more friable than iron meteorite very slow prototype ALH 84001 meteorite

Antarctic meteorite which depends on its composition during meteor phase which depends on composition indicated by letters in the beginning of name 3 or 4 letter contracted from find location then last two digits of year then id number 485755 kg often minerals not found on Earth meteorite recovery year is first 2 numbers in name 1691 meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal directly proportional to initial velocity

ALH 84001 1.78 % by mass which depends on its composition 0.45 % by mass Antarctic meteorite no chondrules 0.20 % by mass 17.4 % by mass during meteor phase which depends on composition Allan Hills, Antarctica 0.01 % by mass cooling in deep underground chambers ALH 84001 0.01 % by mass 1.23 % by mass 1993 MWG (JSC), SI 485755 kg 52.8 % by mass 24.6 % by mass often minerals not found on Earth 1994 0.02 % by mass 0.14 % by mass formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field 1.90 kg 1691 meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal directly proportional to initial velocity very slow prototype ALH 84001 meteorite 1.22 % by mass

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Subject	has CaO content	has weather resistance	has MnO content	is an instance of	has distinguishing feature	has TiO2 content	has FeO content	has fragmentation probability	has fall location	has P2O5 content	has solidification mechanism	has name	has sulfur content	has Al2O3 content	has genesi	has identification date	has relative abundance	has curatorial location	has total mass of find	has SiO2 content	has MgO content	has composition	is a kind of	has find date	has K2O content	has Na2O content	has property	has mass	has number of find	has origin	has ablative mass loss	has solidification timescale	have	has Cr2O3 content
ALH 84001 meteorite		low			no chondrules			high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity		cooling in deep underground chambers	based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred			fractional crystallization		7.1 % of meteorite falls		1606 kg			orthopyroxene	orthopyroxenite				formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field		70	Mars	high because it is more friable than iron meteorite	very slow	prototype ALH 84001 meteorite
Antarctic meteorite		which depends on its composition						during meteor phase which depends on composition	indicated by letters in the beginning of name			3 or 4 letter contracted from find location then last two digits of year then id number							485755 kg			often minerals not found on Earth	meteorite	recovery year is first 2 numbers in name					1691	meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal	directly proportional to initial velocity
ALH 84001	1.78 % by mass	which depends on its composition	0.45 % by mass	Antarctic meteorite	no chondrules	0.20 % by mass	17.4 % by mass	during meteor phase which depends on composition	Allan Hills, Antarctica	0.01 % by mass	cooling in deep underground chambers	ALH 84001	0.01 % by mass	1.23 % by mass		1993		MWG (JSC), SI	485755 kg	52.8 % by mass	24.6 % by mass	often minerals not found on Earth		1994	0.02 % by mass	0.14 % by mass	formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field	1.90 kg	1691	meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal	directly proportional to initial velocity	very slow	prototype ALH 84001 meteorite	1.22 % by mass