Re: [meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really?

...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite- list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Sterling K. Webb Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:25 AM To: Joe Kerchner; meteorite list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really? It's the usual reporter scramble that results

Re: [meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really?

...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite- list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Sterling K. Webb Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:25 AM To: Joe Kerchner; meteorite list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really? It's the usual reporter scramble

[meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really?

Hello all, It the 470 million year age for the Mifflin meteorite correct? if so, isn't that very young for a meteorite? I have been under the impression that the average age of a meteorite was 4.57 Billion years old I know that's an average, but isn't 470 million way too young? Theres no way

Re: [meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really?

: Joe Kerchner skyrockmeteori...@yahoo.com To: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 11:16 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really? Hello all, It the 470 million year age for the Mifflin meteorite correct? if so

Re: [meteorite-list] The age of Mifflin. ?470 million years? Really?

--- On Thu, 4/14/11, Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net wrote: ... Sorta like what you would say to a five-year-old. Always a good idea to talk to reporters like they were five-year-olds. Don't try to make them handle too much. Actually this is true, but not just for the