[meteorite-list] NASA Rover Finds Meteorite on Surface of Mars

From: cviau_at_beld.net <cviau_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 19 14:14:53 2005
Message-ID: <3854.209.192.173.2.1106162091.squirrel_at_webmail.beld.net>

There is a half-ton ventifact Iron sitting in the visitor center at the
Barringer Meteorite Crater in Winslow AZ.

CharlyV

> Back to the ventifact markings on the Martian rock...
> There is no a priori reason why an iron meteorite can't be ventifacted.
> I have never seen one though...
> I have seen ventifacted chondrites - no sharp delineations...
> But has anyone ever seen a ventifacted iron here on Earth?
> If so, can you link us to some photos?
>
>
> Actually, photos of any ventifacted iron on Earth would be useful for
> comparison.
>
> Cheers,
> Nick
>
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