> > Why would someone from JPL be interviewed about meteorites? I respect Ron > Baalke, who I believe is a software engineer and probably knows more about > meteorites then anyone , but JPL has nothing to do with meteorites. They > are tasked with the responsibility of planning and administering solar > system exploration via robotic missions. > Maybe I am wrong. Is there a group at JPL/Caltech who studies meteorites? > Ron?
I've been interviewed about meteorites before. Often times, when the press contacts JPL on anything meteorite-related, they get referred to me. I haven't though talked to any reporters regarding Peru. JPL is primarily engineering-based, building unmanned spacecraft that are sent to various places in the Solar System. There are about 5,200 people at JPL. There is a science section at JPL, which numbers about 150 people, and some of those scientists have done meteorite research. Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
