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Palomar

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From: USA

Registered: 2002-05-30

Posts: 9,734

Re: Martian Meteorite

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.htm … anoo-nanoo

*Er...what the -- (all the "M's" in the article made me think of Mork apparently...sorry... )

Haven't seen this posted yet.  Seem it -isn't- the one recently found in Antarctica (have an old thread for that one in this folder); doesn't mention Antarctica and the ID seems different.  :-\

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

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SpaceNut

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From: New Hampshire

Registered: 2004-07-22

Posts: 28,905

Re: Martian Meteorite

Sure would be nice to find out more about where it was found and to what minerialization it contains as well.

Also is it of the much fear chemical form which is hazardous to man on future mars missions?

Rxke

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2003-11-03

Posts: 3,669

Re: Martian Meteorite

Also is it of the much fear chemical form which is hazardous to man on future mars missions?

Huh? What do you mean?

Martian Meteorites are not harmful.

SpaceNut

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From: New Hampshire

Registered: 2004-07-22

Posts: 28,905

Re: Martian Meteorite

Well if it came from Mars and the claims that the martian surface is dangerous to man, then am I to assume that the potential material has burned up on entry though Earths atmosphere. chromium something or other, soil compounds that could get into the lungs or to be ingested were predicted to be present on mars and that these would be harmful to man.

Rxke

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2003-11-03

Posts: 3,669

Re: Martian Meteorite

Meteorites aren't 'surface-stuff,' it's not loose stuff, so it won't be a problem.

The impact that caused it to reach escape velocity will have dusted it off (heh)  allright, if not sintered the surface in one solid chunk.

There are (pieces of) Martian meteorites on sale online, so I'd guess it's safe enough!

SpaceNut

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From: New Hampshire

Registered: 2004-07-22

Posts: 28,905

Re: Martian Meteorite

Even though we are getting closer to being able to date these meteorite from the mineral composition. Dating or refine how the climate and rotation of the Earth is also making steady progress.

New Astronomical Results Refine The Geological Time Scale

Martian Republic

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From: Haltom City- Dallas/Fort Worth

Registered: 2004-06-13

Posts: 855

Re: Martian Meteorite

Micromike and the Frass Meterorite. For anyone that interested. Supposedly it a Meterorite that came from space that has life in it. They assume that it came from Mars. For more details go to the following web sites.

http://www.marslife.com/compareglassies … assies.htm

http://www.micromike.com/cosmology/astc … ptprj.html

http://www.micromike.com]http://www.micromike.com

Larry,