Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-03 Thread Michael Gilmer
: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill Hi Paul, Probably not a misquote -- Dr. Jenniskens is interested in deciphering the nature of the original asteroid (meteoroid) body that produced the meteorites. The original body was large enough

[meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread Paul Gessler
In the LA times article it reads in part: We want to learn about this asteroid, said Peter Jenniskens, an astronomer and senior research scientist at the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute and the NASA Lunar Science Institute. This is scientific

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread Matson, Robert D.
...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Paul Gessler Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:08 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill In the LA times article it reads in part: We want to learn about this asteroid, said

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread Alan Rubin
- Original Message - From: Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill Hi Paul, Probably not a misquote -- Dr. Jenniskens is interested

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread GeoZay
I hope/probably they miss quoted him? I vote comet I'd think if the parent body was cometary, it would had a faster entry velocity and thus likely to explode at a higher elevation than the approximate 5 miles I've been hearing. For it to not explode higher up, I'd be surprised that the

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread lebofsky
...@saic.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill Hi Paul, Probably not a misquote -- Dr. Jenniskens is interested in deciphering the nature of the original asteroid (meteoroid

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread aerubin
: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Paul Gessler Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:08 PM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill In the LA times article it reads in part: We want to learn about

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread lebofsky
...@saic.com To: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill Hi Paul, Probably not a misquote -- Dr. Jenniskens is interested in deciphering the nature of the original asteroid (meteoroid

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill

2012-05-02 Thread MexicoDoug
/asteroid object with low albedo Kindest wishes Doug -Original Message- From: lebofsky lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu To: aerubin aeru...@ucla.edu Cc: meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, May 2, 2012 11:47 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid Or Comet Sutters Mill Hi