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Article #7514Re: Cheap Mars Rocks (was Re: Moon Dust For Sale)
From: David Hinz hinz
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 07:07
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 07:07
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Henry Spencer (henry@zoo.toronto.edu) wrote: : In article <1993Jan9.041013.27969@siemens.com> aad@siemens.com (Anthony Datri) writes: : >I must admit some skepticism wrt meteorites that are claimed to have been : >ejected from Luna and Mars. : : The evidence for the lunar meteorites is pretty convincing. The Mars ones : aren't as solidly established, but they're getting there. OK, someone has to ask... By what mechanism do these rocks get here? Volcanic action & random launching? How do they acheive escape velocity? Why do they end up so often in Antarctica? Or are they just more visible there? Do they come in swarms, or randomly? What is the meaning of life? ((oops, sorry, got into question mode, and, well, you know....)) -- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously. Ask me if I have an opinion on this! \ Don't blame me; I voted for Perot! SAAB - Because you get what you pay for. \ Pherrets are Phun!!!
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Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.astro,alt.sci.planetary Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!uwm.edu!uucp.mr.med.ge.com!news.mr.med.ge.com!hinz From: hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz (hinz@picard.med.ge.com)) Subject: Re: Cheap Mars Rocks (was Re: Moon Dust For Sale) Message-ID: <1993Jan11.070745.23686@mr.med.ge.com> Sender: news@mr.med.ge.com Nntp-Posting-Host: bonfire Organization: GE Medical Systems, Magnetic Resonance X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6] References: <C0Kq8D.G8F@zoo.toronto.edu> Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 07:07:45 GMT Lines: 22