[meteorite-list] How flat a surface can form on a meteorite?

From: j.divelbiss_at_att.net <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:08 2004
Message-ID: <20030413130303.4F01E535DB_at_pairlist.net>

Ryan,

Looks like a desert meteorite to me. Some meteorites have a blockish shape or
sides to them. It can be attributed to the pattern of fragmenting and
subsequent melt off as it passes through the atmosphere. The desert (sand and
wind) might even smooth it out a bit too.

JD
> Sorry to ask such a simple question here, but I'm new to this, and going
> through all of the pictures I can find to differentiate rights from
> wrongs. This is on ebay now :
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2169752040&category=
> 3239> &item=2169752040&category=3239
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> but puzzles me. It seems to have one side that is flat. Maybe it was
> cut, but it looks like these is an intact crust. Would a meteorite have
> such a defined surface to it?
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> I'm not saying that I think this is not the real thing, it is just
> confusing me!
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> Cheers
>
> Ryan
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>
Received on Sun 13 Apr 2003 09:03:02 AM PDT