[meteorite-list] Meteorites on Mars?

From: Fred Olsen <debfred_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:22:39 2004
Message-ID: <00a001c33491$da872ca0$cd01560c_at_FredOlsen>

List:
With all the Probes heading for Mars I have been pondering a bit on how
"meteorites" on mars might differ from those on earth? How would an
asteroid fragment react with the atmosphere of Mars with its different
composition and density? Does the Martian atmosphere have enough density to
stop an incoming fragment? Would the smaller mass and less gravitational
attraction have any affect?

Regards, Fred Olsen
Received on Tue 17 Jun 2003 01:32:29 AM PDT