Meteorites from Mercury? |
Meteorites from Mercury? |
| Guest_Enceladus75_* |
 Oct 28 2008, 07:09 PM
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I see in the current issue of Astronomy magazine (November 2008) that there is a very interesting article about a class of meteorites that are theorised to have possibly originated on Mercury. We now know of meteorites that came from the Moon and Mars, and there might also be some from Venus, but I think that it is fascinating that we may have, right here on Earth, pieces of the innermost planet at hand.
Would it take a sample return mission from Mercury to prove these meteorites came from the planet or could the Messeneger results in the coming years clinch the question? What do others think? |
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Enceladus75 Meteorites from Mercury? Oct 28 2008, 07:09 PM
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