In my naivete, I think this is largely quantifiable--with a few caveats.
If the premise is that a meteorite referenced in five different
abstracts is more scientifically important than a meteorite referenced
in one (and I'm not referring to waypoints), wouldn't it follow that
meteorites appearing in the most abstracts are more important? You
will find a high correlation between the highest quantity of studies
on those meteorites originally proffered by Jason.
At the same time, there is the matter of "availability of material."
For example, 12-15 years ago I recall Allende being the most
researched meteorite by far, which is in no small part due to its
ready availability. Around the same time I recall several researchers
bemoaning their inability to get their hands on Krymka.
And then, more subjectively, there is the matter of the one earth-
shaking study, say, the determination of life on Mars....which is
related to the matter of "firsts" which shape future thinking.
It's a fun exercise....
Happy Valentine's! d,
On Feb 13, 2009, at 10:40 PM, Pete Shugar wrote:
I would respectfully add Carancas, for it's rewriting of crater
formation theory.
Pete IMCA 1733
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Brown" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What are the top 10 most
scientificallyimportant meteorites?
OK
Allende
Murchison
ALH84001
Tagish Lake
Canyon Diablo (for it's Crater)
Nakhla
Calcalong Creek
Orgueil
Lost City (camera network data, orbit)
Peekskill (videos, orbit data)
--- On Fri, 2/13/09, [email protected] <[email protected]
> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [meteorite-list] What are the top 10 most scientifically
important meteorites?
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 3:55 PM
Hi all,
Just thought it might be interesting to discover list
members opinions on what they would choose as the most
important meteorites with regard to science? Which ones have
been the most significant in increasing our understanding of
the evolution of our solar system, and what they have taught
us?
Graham Ensor, UK.
______________________________________________
http://www.meteoritecentral.com
Meteorite-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
______________________________________________
http://www.meteoritecentral.com
Meteorite-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
______________________________________________
http://www.meteoritecentral.com
Meteorite-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
______________________________________________
http://www.meteoritecentral.com
Meteorite-list mailing list
[email protected]
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
