Matter
Name
Murchison CM2 chondrite shocked at 20 GPa
Family
Family
extraterrestrial
Database
Experimentalists
Level
from laboratory repository
Origins
extraterrestrial
Provider
shock experiment led in Japan at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Object name
Murchison
Body name
Earth
Place
near Murchison, Victoria, Australia

Coordinates

System
WGS84
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
bulk
Location in object
initial bulk sample coming from the interior of meteorite
Texture
cemented granular
Type of porosity
porous
Number
1
Mode of mixing
heterogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Murchison 0.2 1.0
Title
Murchison sample shocked at 20 GPa

Precursors

Matters

Produced matter

Matter
Murchison CM2 chondrite shocked at 20 GPa (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 mechanical crushing powdering of the raw sample
#2 mechanical pressure formation of a pellet
#3 mechanical shock shock experiments: the pellet encased into iron recovery capsules was impacted with a flyer at a given velocity to reach the chosen pressure
#4 mechanical scrubing recovery of the sample after the shock experiment