[meteorite-list] Possible Mars meteorite!

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jan 13 16:23:17 2005
Message-ID: <200501132123.NAA17857_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>
> Hi Rob and list,
>
> Rob said, "One question: what do we call a meteorite found on Mars?
> "Martian
> meteorite" is ambiguous... --Rob"
>
> I guess they would have to call it "Opportunity 001" as it is the closet
> locality that may be considered a Post Office. It does send and receive
> messages and images after all ;-)
>

Actually, if there is no post office nearby, then the convention is to name
it after the nearest geological formation. This was done for Canyon Diablo.

Ron Baalke
Received on Thu 13 Jan 2005 04:23:06 PM PST