[meteorite-list] NASA Uses CT Scan To Probe Meteorite

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:01 2004
Message-ID: <3DAEF6BA.6E433664_at_lehrer.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Ron Baalke informed us:

> "The crystals formed after the hot
> meteor landed and later cooled."

Curious Bob Verish responded:

> Have any idea where Kelly Young (the author of
> this article) got that tidbit of MISINFORMATION?


Hi Ron, Bob, and List,

Another, equally confusing piece of information is this one:

> They want to study this meteorite because the crystals
> formed naturally during a long exposure to space.

and, of course, that expression:

> The crystals formed after the hot
> m e t e o r landed and later cooled.

Bob further questioned:

> take another look at the meteorite in the
> image. Looks more like a basalt than an iron.
> Any chance that they used the wrong image?

> <http://www.floridatoday.com/news/space/images/2002b/101702meteorite.jpg>

Well, this could well be a genuine piece of Mundrabilla
because you can easily recognize the troilite "islands".

Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Thu 17 Oct 2002 01:43:22 PM PDT