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(U-Th)/He Dating on Martian Meteorites: Reviews and Perspectives

화성운석에 대한(U-Th)/He 연령 측정: 기존 연구 및 전망

  • Min, Kyoung-Won (Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Ryeol (Geological Research Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 민경원 (미국 플로리다대학 지구과학과) ;
  • 이승렬 (한국지질자원연구원 국토지질연구본부)
  • Received : 2010.10.11
  • Accepted : 2010.11.23
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

The primary utilization of recently improved (U-Th)/He thermochronometry is to reveal the low-T thermal histories of shallow crustal sections or transient episodes (such as wildfires or meteorite impacts) because of the high sensitivity of He diffusion to temperature in host minerals. In this contribution, we present reviews and perspectives regarding how this method can be used to characterize the ejection-related shock metamorphism of Martian meteorites. The temperature conditions of shock metamorphism can be constrained through shock recovery experiments, paleomagnetism, and $^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$ and (U-Th)/He dating. The most reliable constraints can be deduced when these independent approaches are combined. However, the thermal history of the ALH84001 Martian meteorite has been under serious debate because the different methods have yielded contrasting results. Recent work has shown how single-grain (U-Th)/He and $^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$ dating, two noble-gas based thermochronometries with different T sensitivities, can be used to resolve this issue, providing a good example for future research on other meteorites.

최근 많은 발전을 이룬 (U-Th)/He 온도-연령 측정법은 광물내의 빠른 He 확산 특성을 이용해 지각 천부의 열역사 혹은 매우 짧은 열적 교란 등을 규명하는데 널리 쓰이고 있다. 이번 논평에서는 이 방법이 어떻게 화성운석의 열역사, 특히 화성(Mars)에서 방출시의 열적교란을 규명하는데 이용될수 있는지에 대한 기존 연구 및 전망에 대해 기술하였다. 모든 화성운석은 화성에서 방출될 당시 충격변성작용을 겪은 것으로 알려져 있는데, 이러한 작용의 온도조건을 규명하기 위해 충격실험을 통한 암석 조직 비교, 고지자기학적 연구, $^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$ 및 (U-Th)/He 온도-연령측정법 등이 이용되었다. 각각의 방법은 장단점이 있으며 열역사를 밝히는데 단편적인 정보만을 제공하지만, 이러한 다양한 방법들이 동시에 적용되었을때 보다 신빙성있는 열역사를 알아낼 수 있다. ALH84001 화성운석의 경우 화성에서 방출될 당시의 조건에 대해 논란이 많은데 이는 위에 언급한 방법들로부터 서로 상반된 결론이 도출되었기 때문이다. 최근 단입자 (U-Th)/He 및 $^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$ 결과를 동시에 만족하는 열역사를 규명한 연구가 ALH84001 화성운석에 대해 이루어 졌는데, 이는 앞으로의 운석 연구에 좋은 방법론을 제시할 수 있으리라 본다.

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