[meteorite-list] Opportunity Spots Curious Object On Mars (Meteorite?)

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jan 13 17:41:32 2005
Message-ID: <nvtdu09dr9faf1lnqpkdvn93bic5j18u1k_at_4ax.com>

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:54:10 +0100, "Bj?rn S?rheim" <bsoerhei_at_online.no> wrote:

>Well believe me or not.
>I have really been wondering why the rovers have found so FEW meteorites so
>far. Why?
>1) Atmosphere does not blow or burn them up on their way down.
>Atmosphere less than 1% of Earths.

But would not much thinner atmosphere mean much faster impact equal much more "to smitheereens"
blowing to? In other words, there are fewer to find because they are in much smaller pieces or
completely "evaporated"?
Received on Thu 13 Jan 2005 05:39:27 PM PST