[meteorite-list] Mars Rover's Meteorite Discovery Triggers Questions

From: MexicoDoug_at_aol.com <MexicoDoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jan 20 14:52:42 2005
Message-ID: <15a.48741275.2f2165fd_at_aol.com>

Thanks very kindly AL for the elaboration regarding those two meteorites,
someone really needs to proof the NASA and in this case Space.com press
releases for accuracy I think we all can agree....

Of course, the new Martian Iron will not qualify for a name until it is
properly analyzed and 20 grams is deposited in an acceptable curation facility.
Perhaps the latter could be waved if Mars were considered a good installation
for maintaining a curated collection, or maybe the Smithsonian actually
claims ownership on it now based on the Rover politics. That case would make it
part of their collection, I'd say though ownership laws will be interesting.
Or maybe Mars will be considered as an extension of the Antarctic:-)...
(BLM - Bureaucracy of Luna and Mars).

Does anyone have the Martian lat/long of the iron for those with geeky
tendencies among us? I would like to have the coordinates to follow up some
day. Assuming a Greenwich Meridian exists on Mars, and wondering how far off
axis "magnetic" north. Also does anyone know if Mars has a North star and what
it is? Or a South star would do...In the English spirit, perhaps a prime
meridian cutting through Beagle 2's "landing" site? GPS based meteorite
hunters need not bother at the moment even if you have nuclear heated
batteries...so bring your compasses and lets have some fun:)
Saludos, Doug

En un mensaje con fecha 01/20/2005 1:09:08 PM Mexico Standard Time,
almitt_at_kconline.com escribe:
Hi List,

Hadley Rille (an EH chondrite Apollo 15) and Bench Crater (CM1 Apollo 12).

--AL Mitterling

Matson, Robert wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> One error I noticed in this report:
>
> http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_meteor_050120.html
>
>
>>Agee pointed out that running across a meteorite on another
>>planetary body would be a first. No meteorite was ever found
>>on the Moon - even with all the survey work done there by both
>>robots and humans, he said.
>
>
> I thought two meteorites were found by Apollo astronauts -- Hadley
> Rille (an EH chondrite) and Bench Crater (CM1).

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