[meteorite-list] Martian and Lunar meteorites

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:09:02 +0200
Message-ID: <000a01ca0eb3$087f0f40$177f2a59_at_name86d88d87e2>

Well Steve,

I fear 2 billions won't be enough...

The projected robotic mission to return a sample of 500grams of Martian soil
to Earth, which could launch in 2018 (or later),
is estimated to cost 4.5 - 8 billion dollars.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gPI__0RZJayfg32rbuWkOccf9-4w

http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Aurora/SEM1PM808BE_0.html


That's why I recommend to NASA, ESA, IAXA, CNSA, ?????????
to take rather some thousands, than millions in the hand
and to acquire additionally to the horribly expensive few Antarctic Martian
meteorites (http://www.meteoris.de/mars/list-ant.html )
samples or the main masses of the other existing Martians
until they'll be ready for lift-off.

Because the Martian meteorites represent a larger variety of samples, than
the planned mission probably will bring back,
from different ages and different depths
and they carry profound information about geology, chemistry, climate,
history and formation of Planet Mars.
Therefore the research on them covers the scientific purposes of the sample
return mission to a certain extent too,
with the advantage, that the research on Martian meteorites

doesn't cost a thing.


Here is the menu of the day.

http://www.meteoris.de/mars/list-non.html

Bon app?tit.


Martin


PS:
Unfortunately there is no time to lose.
Did I mention it elsewhere? There are a few meteoritic Taliban very
successful in enforcing a sharia inhibiting, that new Martian meteorites
will be recovered, because the finders of the Martians shall stay in the
house and the only Martian the Taliban found isn't allowed to leave the
house neither.

It was the small second SaU 094 on the menue of the day,
the one and only Martian ever found by an official campaign out of
Antarctica.

As now the last free deserts shall be closed for meteorite searchs,

better hurry up!

Because we can't grant any longer that new Martian meteorites and in such a
variety will be available in future.

Strange enough, one Talibana gave interviews in media about the crucial
importance of Martian meteorites for research and science
and the other comrade in arms built up the carrier in classifying the
earlier Martians and published a lot of papers about the Martians found by
the unbelievers.

No, they are not normal. :-)


-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Steve Dunklee [mailto:sdunklee72520 at yahoo.com]
Gesendet: Montag, 27. Juli 2009 00:18
An: Richard Kowalski; 'Martin Altmann'; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com;
Peter Scherff; Pete Shugar
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Martian and Lunar meteorites


lets see 2 billion dollars for Mike farmer to be the first to hitch a ride
to Mars with the Russians ,and be the first person to recover a meteorite
from the red planet! Mike I bet your chomping at the bit to get there! Since
I own a small piece of the red planet I am using my property rights to open
the center for Mars meteorite studies! A non profit Repository for the
preservation of Mars meteorites. Can hardly wait to see that 20 gram piece
lol!
Have a great day!
Steve Dunklee
 
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