E.P., Interesting stuff but I believe he's a bit off by calling the huge Hoba iron-nickel meteorite (and other Hoba-like material he believes is nearby) fragments from a comet. This stuff comes from asteroids. Thanks, Bob
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:47 AM, E.P. Grondine via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all - > > Two interesting hypotheses: > > http://expeditiongranted.nationalgeographic.com/project/seeking-massive-meteorites-in-namibia/ > > First, as to comet composition. Second, as to comet impact rates. > > If these are true, then the same phenomemon will be seen on other planets, by > the general principles of accretion. > > The National Geographic Society steps in where NASA and the NSF failed to act. > > As many of you know, my own work dealt mainly with recent impacts, and not > older geological ones. > > E.P. Grondine > Man and Impact in the Americas > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
