[meteorite-list] Re: Treasures from the Lunar Attic

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:48 2004
Message-ID: <200303150024.QAA17662_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>
> If an object hits the moon, it will hit the surface with full cosmic speed -
> no atmosphere to slow it down.
>

I understand Ursula Marvin of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
found a meteorite in an Apollo 12 soil sample. I believe it is
reported in the Proceedings of the Second Lunar Science Conference
from 1971.

Ron Baalke
Received on Fri 14 Mar 2003 07:24:18 PM PST