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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Mar 22 2010, 06:28 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 6-March 10 From: London, Ontario, CANADA Member No.: 5247 |
...as an afterthought, meteorite delivery from Mars was also once considered to be impossible until it became clear in the '80s that there were definitely martian meteorites! Then, their survival during launch from Mars was expored in more detail and a viable mechanism for doing it was discovered.
Maybe a similar thing will happen with Terran meteorites. It will seem impossible or at least very unlikely until someday one is discovered. -pjam -------------------- "We absolutely must leave room for doubt or there is no progress and there is no learning." -Richard P. Feynman
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