[meteorite-list] 2008 TC3-- ureilite = fragile

2009-03-25 Thread bernd . pauli
Hi All, Just got this from Rob (Matson): 'Hi Bernd, Please feel free to forward to the list for me. I've never agreed with the fragile comments regarding 2008 TC3. It was not, for instance, a rubble pile asteroid. It couldn't have been, since its spin rate was one of the highest measured,

Re: [meteorite-list] 2008 TC3-- ureilite = fragile

2009-03-25 Thread lebofsky
Hi Again: Not reading emails in order and falling behind: TC3 had the 4th highest spin rate of any observed asteroid. It was (I think I said this to the list before), a solid chunk of rock (unless it had static cling). Larry Hi All, Just got this from Rob (Matson): 'Hi Bernd, Please feel