陨石学是一门涉及陨石和其它地球外物质,能让我们更进一步了解太阳系的历史和其起源的科学[1][2]。专门研究陨石的人称为陨石学家[3]

研究的历史

莱格尔陨石的研究报告出来之前,人们相信陨石是一种异端邪说,那些声称看到陨石从天而降的人是在说谎。

在1960年,约翰·雷诺发现一些陨石有过量的129,是存在于太阳星云中的129衰变的结果[4]

研究的方法

矿物学

有些矿物的存在与否,是经过某些物理或化学过程的指标。母体受到的撞击会记录在撞击角砾岩和高压矿物的相位(例如柯石英akimotoite镁铁榴石尖晶橄榄石重矽石β橄榄石[5][6][7]。水合矿物(例如黏土矿物)是母体有液体活动的指标[8]

放射性定年法

辐射的方法可以定出陨石历史阶段的不同日期。来自太阳星云浓缩体会纪录下富含钙铝陨石球粒。这些可以利用太阳星云的放射性元素定年(例如26铝/26 53锰/53铀/铅129碘/129)。在这些凝聚物达到微星的尺度之后,就会发生融化和分异。这些过程可以利用铀/铅87铷/87[9]147钐/143176镥/176[10]。金属核心的形成和冷凝可以用187铼/187锇法追溯应用在铁陨石[11][12]。大型撞击事件,或甚至导致母体销毁可以利用39氩 /40氩法244钸分裂痕迹法[13]。在与母体分离后,流星体都暴露在宇宙辐射中。这段时期的长短可以使用3氚/322钠/2181氪 /83[14][15]。在撞击到地球之后 (或任何其他足以遮蔽掉宇宙射线的行星),肇因于宇宙射线的核衰变可以用来定出坠落的时间。暴露在地球上的时间是用361481[16]

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进阶读物

  • A. J. Bowden; R. J. Howarth; Editors G. J. H. McCall. The history of meteoritics and key meteorite collections : fireballs, falls and finds. London: Geological Society. 2006. ISBN 978-1862391949 (英语).