[meteorite-list] Serious question?
From: Howard Wu <freewu2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:56 2004 Message-ID: <20030917185551.74019.qmail_at_web9304.mail.yahoo.com> --0-829333646-1063824951=:73920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks Mark, I guess my point was it a big planet. Mars and the moon aren't puny either. Lots of different mineralogies if you could get a closer look. So lets go... Howard Wu Mark Ferguson <mafer_at_imagineopals.com> wrote: Different rock types Howard, Yosemite is granite batholith, Zion is sandstone ----- Original Message ----- From: Howard Wu To: mark ford ; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:53 AM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Serious question? When I go into Yosemite the cliffs are grey. When I am in Zion they are red. Go figure? Howard Wu mark ford <markf_at_ssl.gb.com> wrote: On a similar note ... why is the Lunar surface Grey and Mars red if they are both resurfaced by meteorites, likewise wouldn't we expect other rocky bodies/planets to be red too especially those with a thin atmosphere? Surley the only process that would turn meteorite dust into red soil is oxygen or WATER ?? Any thoughts? Mark Ford. -----Original Message----- From: Tom aka James Knudson [mailto:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net] Sent: 16 September 2003 05:56 To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] Serious question? Hello List, Scientists are now thinking that mars is red from meteorite dust, right? They also say tons of meteorite dust are landing on earth, right? I was wondering if the black iron stuff we get on our magnets when we drag them through the dirt could me meteorite related? Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier <>< The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list --------------------------------- Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger --------------------------------- Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger --0-829333646-1063824951=:73920 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <DIV> <DIV>Thanks Mark,</DIV> <DIV>I guess my point was it a big planet. Mars and the moon aren't puny either. Lots of different mineralogies if you could get a closer look. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So lets go...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Howard Wu<BR><BR><B><I>Mark Ferguson <mafer_at_imagineopals.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Different rock types Howard, Yosemite is granite batholith, Zion is sandstone</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=freewu2000_at_yahoo.com href="mailto:freewu2000@yahoo.com">Howard Wu</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=markf_at_ssl.gb.com href="mailto:markf@ssl.gb.com">mark ford</A> ; <A title=meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com href="mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [meteorite-list] Serious question?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>When I go into Yosemite the cliffs are grey. When I am in Zion they are red. Go figure? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Howard Wu<BR><BR><B><I>mark ford <<A href="mailto:markf_at_ssl.gb.com">markf@ssl.gb.com</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR><BR>On a similar note ... why is the Lunar surface Grey and Mars red if<BR>they are both resurfaced by meteorites, likewise wouldn't we expect<BR>other rocky bodies/planets to be red too especially those with a thin<BR>atmosphere? Surley the only process that would turn meteorite dust into<BR>red soil is oxygen or WATER ??<BR><BR>Any thoughts?<BR><BR>Mark Ford.<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Tom aka James Knudson [mailto:knudson911_at_frontiernet.net] <BR>Sent: 16 September 2003 05:56<BR>To: meteorite-list<BR>Subject: [meteorite-list] Serious question?<BR><BR>Hello List, Scientists are now thinking that mars is red from meteorite<BR>dust, right? They also say tons of meteorite dust are landing on earth,<BR>right?<BR>I was wondering if the black iron stuff we get on our magnets when we<BR>drag them through the dirt could me meteorite related?<BR>Thanks, Tom<BR>Peregrineflier <><<BR>The proudest member of the IMCA 6168<BR><BR><BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR>Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR>Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list</BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR SIZE=1> <FONT face=Arial size=2>Want to chat instantly with your online friends? <A href="http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_messenger/*http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/"><B>Get the FREE Yahoo! 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