[meteorite-list] Science Journal: Earth's water didn't come from comets, scientists now say

From: Kelly Beatty <jkellybeatty_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:41:19 -0500
Message-ID: <AFEB1BF716B14E20A9BCFC3FD62E893D_at_NightSkyGuy>

hi, Larry...

> I have not read the original article, but I assume that when they present
> measurements from asteroids, this is really measurements from meteorites
> which came from asteroids.

yes. the figure in question cites about a half dozen sources; the asteroid data
appear to come from http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6095/721.abstract.

one of the citations is this really excellent overview of the whole
asteroid-comet water debate: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1403.7143v1


clear skies,
Kelly

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Received on Sun 14 Dec 2014 12:41:19 PM PST