[meteorite-list] is it a meteorite

From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 12:17:59 -0700 (PDT)
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OK, so some questions regarding the definition:
1) What would be considered an artificial body?
2) I am 99.9% sure that the word "itself" refers to the meteorite (as opposed to the body on which the meteorite lands). Correct?

Mendy Ouzillou



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> From: Jeff Grossman <jngrossman at gmail.com>
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2014 10:38 AM
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] is it a meteorite
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>
>Yes, Alan and I would call this object a real meteorite, but not
>tektites, which never escaped from Earth's gravity well.
>
>It's a bit of a stretch and model dependent, but in a way, lunar
>meteorites may be considered as this type of meteorite.
>
>Jeff
>
>On 4/8/2014 7:18 AM, Peter Scherff wrote:
>> Hi,
>> ??? According to Alan E. Rubin & Jeffrey N. Grossman: "A meteorite is a
>> natural, solid object larger than 10 ?m in size, derived from a celestial
>> body, that was transported by natural means from the body on which it formed
>> to a region outside the dominant gravitational influence of that body and
>> that later collided with a natural or artificial body larger than itself
>> (even if it was the same body from which it was launched)." Using that
>> definition I would say that your rock should be called a meteorite. I also
>> think that a cool name for a new class of meteorites would need to be
>> created. I just hope that we could have that class created before 5 examples
>> of it were recognized.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Mark Ford
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2014 3:28 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] is it a meteorite
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>> IMHO - This should most likely be called 'Earthite'. A whole new class of
>> rocks distinct from meteorites, which so far we don't have any of (unless
>> anyone knows different!?).
>>
>>???Or they could just be known as Tektites, since that is essentially what the
>> consensus is on Tektites. Though I would put Tektites in the group of
>> Ancient impact glasses rather than actual fusion crusted rocks from earth.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Chris
>> Sent: 08 April 2014 06:15
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] is it a meteorite
>>
>> Suppose a fusion crusted stone is found shortly after a fireball.? When
>> examined it shows a celestial age of a few million years and a relatively
>> short formation age.? More examination shows it to be a stone formed on
>> earth, ejected into space and returned here.? Is it meteorite or a
>> meteorwrong.? Or something in between? ??? ???????? ?????? ???
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