[meteorite-list] Mercury?

From: meteorites_at_space.com <meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:14 2004
Message-ID: <20010629045456.15550.cpmta_at_c000.snv.cp.net>

On Thu, 28 June 2001, "Ed Majden" wrote:

>
> The Abee meteorite is believed to have formed in the close proximity of
> Mercury, perhaps even ejected from its surface. Do a search using "Google"
> for the Abee meteorite for more on this.
> Ed Majden
>
>

Yes, there is some speculation with regards to this possibility. The Abee meteorite (unique) and others similar to it, are depleted in oxygen, with strange minerals that should have oxygen, but having sulfur instead.

Some theories favor the inner Solar System for the origin of the Abee Meteorite because the inner Solar System in the models would have been depleted in oxygen, but high in sulfur.

I do not know the reasons for this.

You can see a picture and some info on Abee at:

http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification/ABEE.html

Steve Schoner, AMS
 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dbeatty <dbeatty_at_cdsnet.net>
> To: <JPBrockets_at_aol.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 6:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mercury?
>
>
> >
> > I understand that with it's proximity to the Sun, anything ejected from
> > Mercury's surface would be pulled into the Sun by it's strong gravity
> field.
> > Dennis Beatty
> >
> > At 09:06 PM 06/28/2001 EDT, JPBrockets_at_aol.com wrote:
> > >Hello List:
> > >
> > > But is there any
> > >specific reason why Mercury has not proven to be the source of any
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks for any input.
> > >
> > >Juris
> > >jpbrockets_at_aol.com
> >
> >
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Received on Fri 29 Jun 2001 12:54:56 AM PDT