>Phyllis wrote "in microgravity, there is no density difference between >materials because >density, as a material property, depends on gravity. So, the concepts of >"heavy" and >"light" don't apply.
Hmmm. Density is defined as mass per unit volume and is, therefore, independent of gravity. "Heavy" and "light" are not density terms - they are weight terms - hence gravity related. No matter what the gravity is, nickel-iron is denser than olivine. Paul Swartz ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
