نيزك النخلة

Coordinates: 31°9′N 30°21′E / 31.150°N 30.350°E / 31.150; 30.350
(تم التحويل من Nakhla meteorite)
نيزك النخلة
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Nakhla meteorite fragment (BM1913,25): two sides and its inner surfaces after being broken open
النوعAchondrite
التصنيفنيزك مريخي
المجموعةنخليت
البلدKhedivate of Egypt
المنطقةأبو حمص، محافظة البحيرة
الإحداثيات31°9′N 30°21′E / 31.150°N 30.350°E / 31.150; 30.350
السقوط المرصودYes
تاريخ السقوط1911-06-28
و.م.إ.10 كيلوجرام
أسماء بديلةNakhla meteorite
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Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the surface of a grain of the meteorite showing small pits filled with material. On Earth, similar pits are carved by bacteria
SEM image of a chip of the Naklha meteorite, depicting possible biomorph material: the larger, broad knife-like features and the small, donut-shaped features

النخلة Nakhla هو نيزك مريخي سقط في Egypt in 1911. It was the first meteorite reported from Egypt, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, and the prototype for Nakhlite type of meteorites.

التاريخ

سقط نيزك النخلة على الأرض في 28 يونيو 1911، تقريباً في الساعة 09:00، في مركز أبو حمص، محافظة الإسكندرية، خديوية مصر (الآن أبو حمص، محافظة البحيرة)، في منطقة قرية النخلة البحرية. The stones were collected near hamlets of Ezbet Abdalla Zeid, Ezbet Abdel Malek, Ezbet el Askar, and Ezbet Saber Mahdi.[1][2][3] Many people witnessed the meteorite approaching from the northwest, inclination about 30°, along with the track marked with a column of white smoke. Several explosions were heard before it fell to Earth in an area of 4.5 كيلومتر (2.8 mi) in diameter, and about forty pieces were recovered;[4] the fragments were buried in the ground up to a metre deep. From an estimated original weight of 10 كيلوغرام (22 lb), recovered fragments ranged in weight from 20 غرام (0.71 oz) to 1813 غرام (64.0 oz).[1][2]

Two fragments, found near Ezbet Abdel Malek, were presented by the Egyptian Government to the British Museum.[1]

كلب النخلة

One fragment of the meteorite was said to have landed on a dog, as observed by a farmer named Mohammed Ali Effendi Hakim in the village of Denshal supposedly vaporizing the animal instantly. Since no remains of the dog were recovered and there was no other eyewitness to the dog's demise, this story remains apocryphal.[2] However, the story of the Nakhla dog has become something of a legend among astronomers.[5]

التصنيف

It is the prototypical example of the Nakhlite type meteorite of the SNC Group من النيازك المريخية. The meteorite was formed about 1.3 billion years ago at a volcano on Mars.[6]

A number of meteorites thought to have originated from Mars have been catalogued from around the world,[7] including the Nakhlites. These are considered to have been ejected by the impact of another large body colliding with the Martian surface. They then travelled through the Solar System for an unknown period before penetrating the Earth's atmosphere.

علامات الماء

Nakhla is the first Martian meteorite to show signs of aqueous processes on Mars. The rock contains carbonates and hydrous minerals, formed by chemical reactions in water. Also, the rock was exposed to water after it formed, which caused secondary accumulations of minerals. The carbonates contain more carbon-13 than rocks formed on Earth, indicating Martian origin.[8]

علامات الحياة

In March 1999, after receiving part of the meteorite from the British Museum in 1998,[4] a team from NASA's Johnson Space Center examined the Nakhla meteorite using an optical microscope and a powerful scanning electron microscope (SEM), revealing possibly biomorphic forms of a limited size range, among other features.[9][10] London's Natural History Museum, which holds several intact fragments of the meteorite, allowed NASA researchers to break one open in 2006, providing fresh samples, relatively free from Earth-sourced contamination. These scientists found an abundance of complex carbonaceous material occupying dendritic pores and channels in the rock, resembling the effects of bacteria observed in rocks on Earth.[9]

A debate took place at the 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in March 2006 in Houston, Texas over the postulate that carbon-rich content within the pores of the rocks consisted of the remains of living matter. Because carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe (after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen), the presence of shapes resembling living organisms was considered insufficient by most attendees to prove that bacteria once lived on Mars.[11] A team concluded in 2014 that although the non-biological scenario is considered to be the most reasonable explanation for the shapes in this meteorite, it is evident that the Martian subsurface contains niche environments where life could develop.[10]

الأحماض الأمينية في النيزك

In 1999, various amino acids were isolated from the meteorite fragment at Johnson Space Center. Among them were aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, and γ-aminobutyric acid. However, it is not clear whether they were initially from the meteorite or the product of terrestrial contamination.[8]

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المراجع

  1. ^ أ ب ت "the meteoric stones of El Nakhla El Baharia (Egypt)", by G.T.Prior, Keeper of Minerals in the British Museum; read November 14, 1911, Mineralogical Magazine, 1912, vol. 16, pp. 274–281
  2. ^ أ ب ت "The Nakhla Meteorite" – From NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  3. ^ "Nakhla meteorite fragment" – From the Natural History Museum. Rotatable image of a fragment of the meteorite. URL accessed September 6, 2006.
  4. ^ أ ب McBridge, Kathleen M. (August 8, 2011). "The 100th Anniversary of the Fall of Nakhla: The Subdivision of BM1913,25" in 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteroritical Society.. 
  5. ^ meteoritestudies.com The Nakhla Dog
  6. ^ Cohen, Benjamin E.; Mark, Darren F.; Cassata, William S.; Lee, Martin R.; Tomkinson, Tim; Smith, Caroline L. (2017-10-03). "Taking the pulse of Mars via dating of a plume-fed volcano". Nature Communications (in الإنجليزية). 8 (1): 640. Bibcode:2017NatCo...8..640C. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00513-8. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 5626741. PMID 28974682.
  7. ^ "Mars Meteorites". NASA. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  8. ^ أ ب Glavin, Daniel P. Amino acids in the Martian meteorite Naklah. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  9. ^ أ ب "Space rock re-opens Mars debate". BBC News. February 8, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2006.
  10. ^ أ ب Chatzitheodoridis, Elias; Haigh, Sarah; Lyon, Ian (2014). "A Conspicuous Clay Ovoid in Nakhla: Evidence for Subsurface Hydrothermal Alteration on Mars with Implications for Astrobiology". Astrobiology. 14 (18): 651–693. Bibcode:2014AsBio..14..651C. doi:10.1089/ast.2013.1069. PMC 4126275. PMID 25046549.
  11. ^ Whitehouse, David (August 27, 1999). "Life on Mars – new claims". BBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  • Hendrix, Howard V. (2012). Red Rover, Red Rover. Analog SFSF (July/Aug). pp. 109–116. (Nakhla meteorite part of the plot)

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