> has there been any new evidence pointing to a mercurian origin for this > stuff? i thought such origin was definatly rulled out in favor of a > carbonaceous body origin
There has been speculation that NWA 011 may be from either Mercury or Venus. But it is just speculation, and it is most than likely to be from an asteroid. > http://aaa.wustl.edu/Work/pub_files/northwestafrica011.html > Quoting from the link you just provided: "The material from which NWA 011 originated may have been like some CH or CB chondrites, members of the CR chondrite clan, which are all related through oxygen isotopic compositions. The NWA 011 parent body is probably of asteroidal origin, possibly the basaltic asteroid 1459 Magnya." Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
