[meteorite-list] Related Meteorite Falls 11 years apart? Both Hammers! Both L6 Olivine-hypersthene

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From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:45:55 -0500
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Hi Richard,

>Since the Earth was essentially on the other side of the >Sun at the time
>of each fall, that pretty much eliminates >any chance the two objects were
>in the same orbit.

Excellent point. Not zero, but very, very low probability.

Also, as Shawn pointed out, the CRE ages are widely different.

-Walter Branch
Received on Mon 08 Mar 2010 09:45:55 PM PST

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