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RE: "FONDEU IMPACT"

BTW, the french-speaking list have found the best translation, which is
IMPACTITES (and not something like "Impact de fondue au fromage Suisse"!! ) 

Regards,

Julien

> -----Original Message-----
> From: P.Craig [mailto:Peric@home.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 4:32 PM
> To: Louis Varricchio
> Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; rsf10348@pro.via-rs.com.br
> Subject: Re: "FONDEU IMPACT"
> 
> 
> Yup! I had an immediate image of a lunar impactite ... swiss 
> cheese, of course
> ... oozing and bubbling away.
> 
> I believe the French translation for "impact (or) impact 
> melt" would be:  fonte
> d'impactite (ou) d'impact.
> 
> Peri
> 
> Louis Varricchio wrote:
> 
> > Since many of us English speakers lack an appreciation for 
> the richness of
> > many of the world's great languages, "Fondeau Impact" might 
> be mistaken for
> > a melted cheese dish flung against a wall.  : )
> >
> > LOUIS VARRICCHIO
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