I wouldn't be surprised if ejecta from all the rocky planets have been trading ejecta with each over since the formation of the solar system.
Ron > Matthias wrote: > > "That reads breathtakingly interesting! > > This once again raises the question whether planetary ejecta from > the inner regions of the solar system (Venus, Mercury) may have > made it to Earth (and beyond) just like Earth ejecta may have been > catapulted into regions beyond the asteroid belt. > > ... and, of course, whether future space missions may even find > "Earth rocks" on Mercury*. > > *The authors (M. Reyes-Ruiza et al.) mention the Moon, Mars, > and Venus in their paper but there is no word about Mercury. > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
