Hi Paul, Probably not a misquote -- Dr. Jenniskens is interested in deciphering the nature of the original asteroid (meteoroid) body that produced the meteorites. The original body was large enough that it may not have been a monolithic body; as with 2008 TC3 (Almahata Sitta), the pre-encounter body may have been a rubble pile, consisting of more than just CM2 material. In any case, I don't think the parent body (or bodies) for CM2 is cometary. Would be interested in hearing Dr. Rubin's theory on the nature of the CM2 parent. --Rob
-----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Paul Gessler Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:08 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill In the LA times article it reads in part: We want to learn about this asteroid," said Peter Jenniskens, an astronomer and senior research scientist at the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute and the NASA Lunar Science Institute. "This is scientific gold." I hope/probably they miss quoted him? I vote comet Paul G ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
