Graham, The Atens and the Apollos both have their aphelions within the asteroid belt where they originated. http://www.daviddarling.info/images/Apollos_Atens_Amors.jpg
Michael in so. Cal. On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Graham Ensor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Rob...thanks for that information.....although I am confused now as > I had always thought that most meteorites that had their orbits > tracked had shown that they originated from the Asteroid belt...how > does that fit with them being Aten or Apollo asteroids which orbit in > a different zone....or am I just being thick? > > Graham > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Rob Matson <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Graham, >> >> By definition, all observed falls were either Apollo or Aten asteroids. Most >> are Apollos. You can see the break-down of the various NEO groups here: >> >> http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/neo/groups.html >> >> Cheers! --Rob >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Graham >> Ensor >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 6:02 AM >> To: Tom Randall >> Cc: Meteorite list >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers Calculate Orbit of Chelyabinsk >> Meteorite >> >> Are there any other observed falls that have had orbits calculated and >> originate from Apollo asteroids? >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Tom Randall <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> An Apollo! >>> >>> http://bit.ly/XAFr9v >>> >>> Regards! >>> >>> Tom >> >> > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
