[meteorite-list] Fusion Crust

From: bill kies <parkforestmet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:29:25 -0500
Message-ID: <SNT102-W74EC6503D90B48BCCD898A28D0_at_phx.gbl>

So if a crust does form, what would a crust created in a CO2 atmosphere look like?

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> From: mikestang at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:14:59 -0700
> To: scientificlifestyle at hotmail.com; cspratt at islandnet.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion Crust
>
> Chris, Pat, and List,
>
> Judging by the heat shield design recently required by Curiosity,
> http://www.gizmag.com/curiosity-shield/23588/, I would say yes, a
> meteorite on the surface of Mars should display a fusion crust.
>
> "With a pressure of only 1/100th that of Earth?s, there?s too much of
> it to avoid burning up and not enough of it to slow down properly.
> When Curiosity's entry vehicle hits the Martian atmosphere at 13,200
> mph (21,250 km/h) and suffers over 10 g?s in deceleration forces, it
> will be protected by the largest aeroshell ever built."
>
> Best,
>
> Michael in so. Cal.
>
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Pat Brown
> <scientificlifestyle at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > This is an interesting question. I would imagine for a meteorite to survive a landing on Mars,
> > that it would have to slow down to a degree. The only mechanism is friction with the atmosphere.
> > The extreme speed should be enough to create a plasma, and so a fusion crust should form. It might
> > well be pretty thin, but i believe a crust would form.
> >
> > An engineer's view
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Pat
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------
> >> From: cspratt at islandnet.com
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:31:32 -0700
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fusion Crust
> >>
> >> Would a meteorite found Mars show a fusion crust or is the Martian
> >> atmosphere too thin?
> >>
> >> Chris Spratt
> >> Victoria, BC
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