[meteorite-list] Venusian meteorites

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 21:35:20 -0400
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Hi Chris and List,

I am going to take a wild layman stab at this one and then Sterling
Webb can come in and clean up my mess. ;) LOL

All of the confirmed planetary meteorites we have seen (barring the
disputed Angrite-Mercury connection) come from planets further out
from the sun than Earth. So I am guessing that maybe the Sun's
gravitational influence would have more effect on a Venusian rock that
manages to escape that acidic and hellish world. Perhaps the
gravitational perturbations introduced by Venus' proximity to Sol make
it less likely that a Venusian fragment would cross paths with Earth?

And perhaps the very nature of Venus' atmosphere make it less likely
for such rocks to achieve escape velocity and survive the trip out of
the acid bath.

Best regards,

MikeG


On 9/9/10, Chris Spratt <cspratt at islandnet.com> wrote:
> Where the Venusian meteorites?
>
> Chris Spratt
> Victoria, BC
> (Via my iPhone)
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