Elton, to date there are no known Earth Trojans. -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081
--- On Wed, 9/29/10, MEM <[email protected]> wrote: > From: MEM <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Origins continued Lagrange Points...was NWA > 5400 Age & Origin Processes > To: "Greg Hupe" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 10:28 AM > This discussion prompted me to wonder > what reservoirs might exist that could > preserve any big wack debris which was not re-accreted onto > the Earth or Moon. > I came up with the natural orbital parking lot known as the > Earth Trojans. For > those unaware, they orbit in the Lagrangian point's L4 and > L5 which are > 60degrees ahead and behind Earth's relative orbit around > the Sun. (There is a > rumor afoot that we are going to send a mission to the > Trojans but I don't know > which planetary swarm of Trojans that might be, In theory > all planets have their > own Trojans). Langrngian point Trojan orbits are > theoretically very stable and > long lived but not immune to being rewacked out of that > comfort zone from time > to time. > > Is anyone aware of the of spectral matches with the > bracinites or bracinite and > a possible > > parent body? Have any spectral matches been found in > the Earth Trojans ? > And are there any bracinite candidates in the Lagrange > points/ Earth Trojans? > > Other possible long lived locations might be a a > steeply inclined polar orbit > around earth although lunar mechanics might not permit > that. There has also > been much speculation about the existence of a debris swarm > at the Lunar > Lagrangian points as well. > > Elton > For a discussion of Lagrange points: > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_point> > > ______________________________________________ > 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
