[meteorite-list] Meteorites on the moon

[Bob Evans]

At what velocity do you think Canyon Diablo impacted?
I think we found some pieces of that asteroid.
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From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites on the moon



> "Unaltered by atmospheric pressure" also implies unslowed by any 

> atmosphere. So everything that hits the Moon is doing so at a minimum of 

> around 2.5 km/s, and usually a lot more. I don't think you'll find many 

> meteorites.

> 

> As thin as the Martian atmosphere is, it is enough to provide 

> aerobraking. The rover cameras have apparently recorded a few meteors.

> 

> Chris

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> From: "Bob Evans" <bobe5531 at comcast.net>

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> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 9:54 PM

> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites on the moon

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> 

>> Can you imagine hunting meteorites on the moon?

>> Crustless Diogenites, Eucrites, Howardites strewnabout everywhere. 

>> Pristine Pallasites unaltered by atmospheric pressure or humidity 

>> sticking out of the lunar dust like a gem.

>> How excited Nasa was when they found one on Mars. I'm surprised there 

>> wasn't a manless mission planned to go to the moon to extract and 

>> return some of these pristine meteorites utilizing a rover. Obviously 

>> it would be tremendously expensive, but, compared to what is spent on 

>> the mars mission as well as expeditions in the arctic its a no - 

>> brainer.

>> The moon is a meteorite goldmine. 100% impact rates, craters 

>> everywhere pinpointing the spot of impact.

>> I wonder if Nasa found one gram out of the relatively miniscule amount 

>> of specimens returned from the moon to be of non-lunar origin.

>> I believe if we want to make monumental advancements in Meteoritics we 

>> need to take advantage of the abundance on the moon. Who knows what 

>> never before seen meteorite types are laying up there right now.

>> What do you think, Mike? You don't have to worry about any Norwegian 

>> export laws.

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