Hello List,
I don't know what i don't know---so:
The latest photo of Vesta shows about 1/2 of this protoplanet which is about
350 miles in diameter
and the largest crater looks approximately 1/10 0f this radius which means
the crater dia. is about 17.5 miles--quite a hit for such a little guy.
I remember seeing a photo of a much smaller asteroid with an impact crater
of
about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the whole thing and wonder why it wasn't
cracked in half or completely obliterated.
So, are impact forces mitigated when an object is not in a tightly bound
orbit confiscation and just gets "pushed" rather than crushed?
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "brian burrer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 10:57 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Is Vesta Mong Nong?
The new photo of Vesta resembles a giant Mong Nong tektite- I did not
expect to see so many layers.
Happy hunting,
Brian
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