[meteorite-list] Meteorites on the moon
From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Sep 1 00:06:23 2006 Message-ID: <00a201c6cd7b$f066ac90$2721500a_at_bellatrix> "Unaltered by atmospheric pressure" also implies unslowed by any atmosphere. So everything that hits the Moon is doing so at a minimum of around 2.5 km/s, and usually a lot more. I don't think you'll find many meteorites. As thin as the Martian atmosphere is, it is enough to provide aerobraking. The rover cameras have apparently recorded a few meteors. Chris ***************************************** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Evans" <bobe5531_at_comcast.net> To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:54 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites on the moon > Can you imagine hunting meteorites on the moon? > Crustless Diogenites, Eucrites, Howardites strewnabout everywhere. > Pristine Pallasites unaltered by atmospheric pressure or humidity > sticking out of the lunar dust like a gem. > How excited Nasa was when they found one on Mars. I'm surprised there > wasn't a manless mission planned to go to the moon to extract and > return some of these pristine meteorites utilizing a rover. Obviously > it would be tremendously expensive, but, compared to what is spent on > the mars mission as well as expeditions in the arctic its a no - > brainer. > The moon is a meteorite goldmine. 100% impact rates, craters > everywhere pinpointing the spot of impact. > I wonder if Nasa found one gram out of the relatively miniscule amount > of specimens returned from the moon to be of non-lunar origin. > I believe if we want to make monumental advancements in Meteoritics we > need to take advantage of the abundance on the moon. Who knows what > never before seen meteorite types are laying up there right now. > What do you think, Mike? You don't have to worry about any Norwegian > export laws. Received on Fri 01 Sep 2006 12:06:02 AM PDT |
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