[meteorite-list] Mesosiderite Biography

From: John Divelbiss <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:24 2004
Message-ID: <000201c24efe$bbcc8e00$5e155a0c_at_0m824>

Rob,

Thanx Rob...I'll have to read Rubin's book one day.

Sounds like the molten body aspect plays important role in this special
class of meteorites.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Mesosiderite Biography


> Hi All,
>
> Rubin has an entire chapter in his book devoted to mesosiderites:
> "Mesosiderites:
> Biography of a Shocked and Melted Asteroid". He argues that there is a
> single mesosiderite parent body, that it is located in the inner part of
the
> asteroid belt, and that it is a differentiated body. Mesosiderites were
> created
> by a low-velocity impact (< 1 km/sec) of a metallic, largely molten body
> with the basaltic crust of this differentiated asteroid, very early in the
> asteroid's history. Rubin's book, _Disturbing the Solar System_ goes
> into a lot more detail about the complicated history of the mesosiderites'
> parent body. --Rob
>
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