[meteorite-list] 2003 EL61 revisited
From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Sep 14 20:10:27 2006 Message-ID: <A8044CCD89B24B458AE36254DCA2BD0701DFBA97_at_0005-its-exmp01.us.saic.com> Hi Marco and Sterling and List, I think Marco already knows my position on the 2003 EL61 discovery, but to simplify I lean much closer to his explanation of events than to those which attempt to vilify Ortiz et al. I think it is perfectly reasonable and even likely that Ortiz was an unwitting victim of his own curiosity in his efforts not to look foolish submitting such an obvious object. Indeed, because of Ortiz's unpleasant and likely undeserving experience, I vowed never to do any web searches related to trans-Neptunian objects in the event I discover a large, unpublished TNO in my archive searches. Better to look like a fool than to be branded a thief due to someone else's negligence. --Rob Received on Thu 14 Sep 2006 07:43:07 PM PDT |
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