[meteorite-list] Lunar/Martian controversy

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:02 2004
Message-ID: <200312210516.VAA01092_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

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> Another curiosity that I struggled with intellectually while out there on the lakes was this controversy over the find ratio of lunars to martians (It currently stands close to even, I beleive). It's easy for me to holistically contemplate that, all other things being equal, it should be a lot easier for lunar material to get here than mars material; like shooting a shotgun at something 10 feet away vs. 1000 yds away. Mathematicians have calculated that there should be (all other things being equal) a 5:1 ratio of lunars/martians. So what are the factors that cut the odds to 1:1?

I would guess the lunar meteorites blend in more with the Earth rocks, and are
harder to detect than the Mars meteorites.

Ron Baalke
Received on Sun 21 Dec 2003 12:16:31 AM PST