Analytical capability of K-Ar isochron dating on Mars: assessment from mineral compositions of Martian meteorites

Hikaru Hyuga, Yuichiro Cho, Yayoi N. Miura +2

Dating rocks with a precision of $\pm$200 Myr (2$\sigma$) has been required to understand the Martian habitability and volcanic history around 4000 Myr ago. In situ potassium-argon (K-A…