[meteorite-list] Re: Meteorite-list digest, Vol 1 #1329 - 15 msgs

From: Jerry A. Wallace <jwal2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:22 2004
Message-ID: <3D7AB21F.1080208_at_swbell.net>

Rosemary's right... "Hmmmmm!"

Not really a very meteoritic subject except for the speculation that
maybe these fascinating
little critters came sliding into earth on a meteorite. Considering the
formidable toughness
ascribed to these microscopic buggers, it certainly seems reasonable,
except- I wonder if
they could survive millions of years in their hibernation state speeding
around the solar system
on (or in) their host meteorite (or- more than likely- their host comet-
from really deep space).

Fun to speculate, anyway.

Here's an excellent website if you'd care to learn more about them:

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjun00/mmbearp.html

Jerry Wallace
Odessa, Texas

Rosemary Hackney wrote:

>Hmm.. well I did not see the episode...but the critter ( water bear ) is a
>Tardigrade. It curls up into a hibernating form until rain or water hits
>the moss that it lives in.I have a friend who did her Dissertation on the
>'lil beggars. They are cute. I guess she is the foremost authority on them..
>Her name was Dianne Nelson. Anyway...Hope this helps.
>
>Rosie
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>From: "ari machiz" <a_machiz_at_yahoo.com>
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>>Hi list,
>>
>>There is a TV program called "The MOST" or something
>>like that. They were discussing the toughest
>>creatures. The toughest they found was called a Water
>>Bear (not a bear as you might think of one).
>>
>>Did anyone see that episode?
>>
>>is there any written material on this creature and the
>>possibility that it made its way to Earth on a
>>meteorite?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Ari
>>
>>=====
>>Ari Machiz
>>TVBTITU
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