It still seems strange to me that we have not found any sedimentary meteorites from Mars.....what are the main thoughts on why? There are many very fragile meteorites so I cannot imagine it is because they would not survive....or are we just not identifying them?
Graham On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> wrote: > ...except that it is unlikely that the primary target of a sample return > mission to Mars would be basalt! That is not to say that this isn't an > exciting event. But it does not accomplish what a sample return mission > would, nor does it make such a mission less important. > > Jeff > > > On 1/15/2012 2:43 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote: >> >> Hi Shawn and List, >> >> It is true that science has access to dozens(!) of Martian meteorites, >> but all of them have been sitting on Earth for thousands of years and >> they have experienced alteration and oxidation during that long wait >> for discovery. This is the first Martian (or any planetary) that has >> a terrestrial age measured in months. That is exciting. It is so >> pristine and fresh, that scientists should be very keen to research >> it. Due to it's lack of oxidation and alteration, it is the next best >> thing to sample recovery mission. Imagine how much it would cost to >> bring back a sizeable sample from Mars. Mother Nature just saved >> science billions of dollars. :) >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG > > > ______________________________________________ > HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! > 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 ______________________________________________ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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
