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

From: Gary Fujihara <fujmon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:32:10 -1000
Message-ID: <3C191D0A-F5C3-469E-90D1-75F383BCE86B_at_mac.com>

Thanks for that information Graham. But of course I must apologize for my blurting out "play", for as we all know, scientists actually handle and investigate such specimens in the laboratory, right? ;^)

gary

On Jan 25, 2010, at 7:28 AM, ensoramanda at ntlworld.com wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>> 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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