HI Chris: Remember that most meteorites go into dark flight at 30 or so km above the earth. The atmosphere is very thin up there maybe 10 milibars and is probably similar to the Martian atmosphere near the surface. Of course the terminal velocity would be quite high and the meteorite would hit the ground at quite a high velocity!
Murray On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Pat Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Chris, > > This is an interesting question. I would imagine for a meteorite to survive a > landing on Mars, > that it would have to slow down to a degree. The only mechanism is friction > with the atmosphere. > The extreme speed should be enough to create a plasma, and so a fusion crust > should form. It might > well be pretty thin, but i believe a crust would form. > > An engineer's view > > Best Regards, > Pat > > > > ---------------------------------------- >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:31:32 -0700 >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fusion Crust >> >> Would a meteorite found Mars show a fusion crust or is the Martian >> atmosphere too thin? >> >> Chris Spratt >> Victoria, BC >> ______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > ______________________________________________ > > 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 ______________________________________________ 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
