You guys are dancing around the answer to the question. The Vernadsky Institute has in their possession a meteorite that they believe came from Phobos. Why do they think so? Because it has a spectral match with carbonaceous chondrites as does Phobos and it has at least 2 clasts that are Shergottite like that they theorize were blasted off Mars and were later captured by Phobos and incorporated into its regolith, before being blasted into space and eventually falling to Earth.
The meteorite is Kaidun, which I mentioned about 2 weeks ago. Mike Fowler Chicago See: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1236.pdf >My question is: Would it be possible to find on Earth, meteorites with an >origin from Phobos (or the other moon Deimos)? "Yes, but at present we don't really have any way to determine if a specific meteorite originated from Phobos or Deimos as opposed to asteroids of similar composition (as best we can determine the composition without actual samples). The Russians have been planning to launch a sample return mission to Phobos for some time. Last I heard they were hopeful of a late 2004 sendoff. -- Philip R. "Pib" Burns" ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
