[meteorite-list] Scanning meteorites to help mars mission?

From: ensoramanda at ntlworld.com <ensoramanda_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:28:59 +0000
Message-ID: <20100125172859.LH677.118260.root_at_web06-winn.ispmail.private.ntl.com>

Hi Gary

That is the actual Middlesborough meteorite...one of the most perfectly oriented meteorites ever found...spectacular...a lucky few (not me) have some of the casts which were available not long ago...missed out on those :-(

Cheers,

Graham

---- Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote:
> No Graham, but its a pretty darn good excuse to play with that gorgeous oriented nosecone as pictured in the article (if that is indeed the Middlesborough meteorite and not just a file photo) ;^)
>
> gary
>
> On Jan 25, 2010, at 3:39 AM, ensoramanda at ntlworld.com wrote:
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> > Hi All,
> >
> > Has anyone seen this article...
> >
> > http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4852991.Mars_probe_scientists_in_York_to_exa/
> >
> > An interesting thing to do but I cannot see how that will help identify meteorites on Mars. As we all know, the atmosphere is much thinner so that fresh meteorites would not be ablated in the same way and older ones that have been found are well weathered/changed by wind blown sand etc.
> >
> > Anyone else make sense of this?
> >
> > Graham, Nr Barwell UK
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