[meteorite-list] Any evidence salt water

From: John Reed <john_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:48 2004
Message-ID: <3CDBF618.1A7966A1_at_findalltrades.com>

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Any evidence of salt water on mars?
Look what I read
" In 1998, two rocks zoomed through the Earth's atmosphere.
                  One plopped down in Monahans, Texas, near some boys
                  playing basketball. The other landed in Morocco, in a
town
                  called Zag.

                upon review by scientists from NASA
                  and other institutions, the Zag and Monahans
meteorites turned
                  out to have something special: water.

                  When cracked open, the meteorites exhibit a purple
area,
                  which turned out to be ordinary table salt, sodium
chloride.
                  Cosmic rays had turned the area purple. Upon closer
                  inspection, scientists found droplets of salty water
in the purple.
     Zag and Monahans are of the most common type of meteorite
                  that hits Earth, called chondrites. Scientists believe
both came
                  from the same parent asteroid.

                  The existence of water on the meteorites suggests that
water,
                  or evidence of water, may be present on many more
meteorites
                  that fall on Earth. If this is the case, water may not
be as rare in
                  the solar system as many scientists suggest"

 Thanks John Reed

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Any evidence of <b><font size=+1>salt</font></b> water on mars?&nbsp;<br>
Look what I read<br>
"&nbsp; In 1998, two rocks zoomed through the Earth's atmosphere.
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
One plopped down in Monahans, Texas, near some boys
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
playing basketball. The other landed in Morocco, in a town
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
called Zag.
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
upon review by scientists from NASA
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
and other institutions, the Zag and Monahans meteorites turned
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
out to have something special: water.
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
When cracked open, the meteorites exhibit a purple area,
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
which turned out to be ordinary table salt, sodium chloride.
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cosmic rays had turned the area purple. Upon closer
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
inspection, scientists found droplets of salty water in the purple.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zag and Monahans are of the most common type of
meteorite
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
that hits Earth, called chondrites. Scientists believe both came
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
from the same parent asteroid.
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The existence of water on the meteorites suggests that water,
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
or evidence of water, may be present on many more meteorites
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
that fall on Earth. If this is the case, water may not be as rare in
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the solar system as many scientists suggest"
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
&nbsp;Thanks John Reed</html>

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Received on Fri 10 May 2002 12:32:24 PM PDT


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