Rob, Thanx Rob...I'll have to read Rubin's book one day.
Sounds like the molten body aspect plays important role in this special class of meteorites. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matson, Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 8:59 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Mesosiderite Biography > Hi All, > > Rubin has an entire chapter in his book devoted to mesosiderites: > "Mesosiderites: > Biography of a Shocked and Melted Asteroid". He argues that there is a > single mesosiderite parent body, that it is located in the inner part of the > asteroid belt, and that it is a differentiated body. Mesosiderites were > created > by a low-velocity impact (< 1 km/sec) of a metallic, largely molten body > with the basaltic crust of this differentiated asteroid, very early in the > asteroid's history. Rubin's book, _Disturbing the Solar System_ goes > into a lot more detail about the complicated history of the mesosiderites' > parent body. --Rob > > ______________________________________________ > 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
