[meteorite-list] meteorites from Phobos?

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:57 2004
Message-ID: <200309180039.RAA27050_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

> "By the way, that image of the boulder on Phobos is a cool image, particurly
> with the long shadows."
> http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/09/16/index.html
>
> How would you guess that got there? Is that a true martian meteorite, a
> meteorite on the martian surface?
>

>From the image caption:

  Several large boulders can be seen, including a very large one near
  the center that is about 85 meters (~280 feet) in diameter. Most of
  the boulders may have been ejected from the largest impact crater on
  Phobos, Stickney.

Ron Baalke
Received on Wed 17 Sep 2003 08:39:53 PM PDT