[meteorite-list] What are the top 10 most scientificallyimportant meteorites?

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:47:44 -0500
Message-ID: <5FE730A7-87C4-45E2-AEB6-1011F4FADA3B_at_dof3.com>

In my naivete, I think this is largely quantifiable--with a few caveats.

If the premise is that a meteorite referenced in five different
abstracts is more scientifically important than a meteorite referenced
in one (and I'm not referring to waypoints), wouldn't it follow that
meteorites appearing in the most abstracts are more important? You
will find a high correlation between the highest quantity of studies
on those meteorites originally proffered by Jason.

At the same time, there is the matter of "availability of material."
For example, 12-15 years ago I recall Allende being the most
researched meteorite by far, which is in no small part due to its
ready availability. Around the same time I recall several researchers
bemoaning their inability to get their hands on Krymka.

And then, more subjectively, there is the matter of the one earth-
shaking study, say, the determination of life on Mars....which is
related to the matter of "firsts" which shape future thinking.

It's a fun exercise....

Happy Valentine's! d,






On Feb 13, 2009, at 10:40 PM, Pete Shugar wrote:

> I would respectfully add Carancas, for it's rewriting of crater
> formation theory.
> Pete IMCA 1733
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Brown" <radio_ranch at yahoo.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What are the top 10 most
> scientificallyimportant meteorites?
>
>
>>
>> OK
>>
>> Allende
>> Murchison
>> ALH84001
>> Tagish Lake
>> Canyon Diablo (for it's Crater)
>> Nakhla
>> Calcalong Creek
>> Orgueil
>> Lost City (camera network data, orbit)
>> Peekskill (videos, orbit data)
>>
>>
>> --- On Fri, 2/13/09, ensoramanda at ntlworld.com <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> From: ensoramanda at ntlworld.com <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com>
>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] What are the top 10 most scientifically
>>> important meteorites?
>>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 3:55 PM
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Just thought it might be interesting to discover list
>>> members opinions on what they would choose as the most
>>> important meteorites with regard to science? Which ones have
>>> been the most significant in increasing our understanding of
>>> the evolution of our solar system, and what they have taught
>>> us?
>>>
>>> Graham Ensor, UK.
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