Extraterrestrial microspherules and iron needles in the interstellar medium |
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| Authors: | N C Wickramasinghe Shigeyoshi Miono |
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| Institution: | (1) The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan;(2) Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan;(3) Present address: School of Mathematics, University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, U.K. |
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| Abstract: | Microspherules in Paleozoic-Mesozoic bedded chert, presumed to be of extraterrestrial origin and comprised of clusters of iron needles,may represent an early stage in the aggregation of the inner planets. A fraction of the constituent iron needles will be expected to be carried along with expanding gas to the periphery of the solar nebula where the outer planets and comets condensed. A substantial fraction of iron needles would escape into interstellar space and add to the population of interstellar grains. Iron needles could contribute substantially to interstellar polarization and to the infrared opacity of the interstellar medium. |
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