[meteorite-list] Comets as meteorite source: another comet sample

From: E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Aug 21 16:42:26 2006
Message-ID: <20060821204148.61009.qmail_at_web36907.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Hi Jason,

I think Clube and Napier would argue that all
carbonaceous chondritic asteroids are captured burned
out comets. From what I understand of Horace
Shapely's work, he held similar views.

good hunting,
Ed

--- Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Ed, All,
> Frank T. Kyte did supposedly find a piece of the
> Chicxulub impactor in a
> core sample.
> His research, however, indicated that the fragment
> that he discovered was
> not cometary, but asteroidal in composition. He
> determined it to be either
> CV, CR, or CO.
> See:
> http://www.scn.org/~bh162/meteorite.html
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
> On 8/21/06, E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi list,
> >
> > There is yet another comet sample: a carbonaceous
> > chondrite was recovered from the KT layer by a
> core
> > drilled in the Pacific.
> >
> > Berndt should have the details on this one at hand
> in
> > his database. My own memory is not so good since
> my
> > stroke, and I have limited energy available.
> >
> > good hunting,
> > Ed
> >
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