[meteorite-list] Odds of finding a meteorite on Mars

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 19 15:16:00 2005
Message-ID: <200501192015.MAA15369_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

> I got an email from Beda Hofmann, who wrote: "I assume there should
> be many small meteorites on the MER rover images.... Besides the new
> object I have seen at least 2 candidates."

I've also seen other candidate rocks in the MER images, particularly around
some of the craters. Some of the rocks did look like meteorites with fusion
crust - but it is also possible the fusion crust look could have been a
lighting/shadow effect.

Ron Baalke
Received on Wed 19 Jan 2005 03:15:23 PM PST