Hello List, Ron wrote; "By the way, that image of the boulder on Phobos is a cool image, particurly with the long shadows." http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/09/16/index.html
How would you guess that got there? Is that a true martian meteorite, a meteorite on the martian surface? Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Baalke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Meteorite Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites from Phobos? > > My question is: Would it be possible to find on Earth, meteorites with = > > an origin from Phobos (or the other moon Deimos)? > > Or would the fragments be mainly gravitationally atracted by Mars? > > I suppose that other factors should be considered, such as the angle and = > > the velocity of the impactors on the moons? > > > > It is possible, but the real trick would be to correlate it specifically to > Phobos. Spectroscopic analysis of Phobos indicates that its composition is similar > to carbonaceous chondrites. But spectra matches have also been found between > carbonaceous chondrites and several other asteroids. And Phobos is strongly > suspected of being a captured asteroid. So, unless you can find something > about Phobos that makes it uniquely different from the other asteroids, it will > be nearly impossible to determine if a meteorite came from Phobos or a > similar asteroid. > > By the way, that image of the boulder on Phobos is a cool image, particurly > with the long shadows. > > Ron Baalke > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
