Shawn, 4.4 kyr is 4,400 years. K=1000 Regards, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ > --- On Mon, 3/22/10, Shawn Alan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Shawn Alan <[email protected]> > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Question about terrestrial > age of 4.4 kyr > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 11:07 PM > > Hello Listers, > > > > Today has been a busy day about the topic of money > and > > meteorites. I have more of a science question and > hope > > someone could answer my question. I was reading an > article > > tonight about NWA 869 and it said that the samples > yielded > > a terrestrial age of 4.4 kyr. What does the kyr stand > for > > and is this another way of saying years? The article > goes > > on to say that the terrestrial age is consistent with > the > > low degree of weathering (W1). I am guessing 4.4 kyr > means > > 4.4 years from the low level of weather, but again, > the > > desert climate is a perfect environment for > preserving > > meteorites. > > > > Shawn Alan > > ______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > ______________________________________________ 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
