t finding any "other meteorites" as big as this one, we've
> found how many? ONE other meteorite, I believe. Pretty small sample
> to generalize from, don't you think? And we've searched how much
> of the planet's surface?
>
> I underst
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:41:22 -0500, you wrote:
>As for not finding any "other meteorites" as big as this one, we've
>found how many? ONE other meteorite, I believe.
More than two total:
Following the identification of Heat Shield rock as a meteorite, two additional
nickel-iron meteorites we
as big as this one, we've
> found how many? ONE other meteorite, I believe. Pretty small sample
> to generalize from, don't you think? And we've searched how much
> of the planet's surface?
>
> I understand that the official NASA position is that a thicker
> atmosphere is required:
> http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STOR
calculate it is too massive to have hit the ground without
disintegrating unless Mars had a much thicker atmosphere than it
has now." Ah, yes, "scientists calculate..." The press release has
spoken.
Sterling K. Webb
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Hi Bernd, Randy and List -
Bernd said - "I certainly agree! These 'holes' look like the ones we know
from the Willamette iron, ...those "bowl-shaped cavities"
BINGO! I thought the same exact thing when I saw it. :)
Best regards and clear skies,
MikeG
PS - although there is another Martian met
Randy writes:
"Most of the 'holes' don't look so much like regmaglypts
to me. Maybe some are chemical weathering features ...
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/images/mer20090806.html
Hello Randy and List,
I certainly agree! These 'holes' look like the ones we know
from the Willamette iron
Carl et al.
Regarding the Block Island meteorite on Mars...
I asked "Why does it have regmaglypts?" of our local Mars expert, Ray
Arvidson, who is Deputy Principal Investigator of the Mars
Exploration Rover Mission. He had mentioned the existence of the
meteorite to me several weeks ago. He
The other half is out of the frame
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From: "Darren Garrison"
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:59 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question Martian in 3-D
On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:51:07 -0400, you wrote:
It sure does look rathe
I've been wondering if someone would ask that...Kinda looks like Imilac,
eh?
On 8/7/09 9:54 AM, "cdtuc...@cox.net" wrote:
> Pete, List,
> Very interesting photo.
> I have a question about it's morphology?
> Why does it look like that? Why does it have so many holes / dents?
> Given the a
On Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:51:07 -0400, you wrote:
>It sure does look rather tortured
>
But it never broke!
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It sure does look rather tortured
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"Pete Pete"
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question Martian in 3-D
Pete, List,
Very interesting phot
Pete, List,
Very interesting photo.
I have a question about it's morphology?
Why does it look like that? Why does it have so many holes / dents?
Given the atmosphere on Mars being so thin compared with Earth, I thought
Earths Atmosphere is what caused this type of erosion of surface materials? It
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