--- ensoramanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My question is...Could it be possible that the shock > veins were produced > as a direct result of the hypervelocity impact or is > that not > possible....are they much more likely to be formed > in space during > asteroid impacts. > O. Richard Norton's book Encyclopedia of Meteorites describes shock and the pressures required to create the effects seen. I am pretty sure that the effects seen inside meteorites are due to the asteroidal impacts and are in fact ancient relics, not features of their impact with earth. Sterling is indeed a magnificent source of information in this regard, without whom, this list would be mostly a tiresome stream of rantings and adverts. Long may he stay here and enlighten us. I am sure he will be able to tell you catagorically rather than the vague hunch from numbers I think I have seen in the past (some from Sterling and almost certainly remembered incorrectly) I envision him sitting late of evenings with a pad and pencil with a calculator just trying to solve our problems. All right, I admit, I'm really in awe of the fact that his maths is good enough to be able to do it. Great question Endorsorama. Not one I'd have considered. Rob McC (wow a metlist post that compliments people! rarer than olivine dioginite) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list