[meteorite-list] Origins

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cj_peanut at msn.com writes:

> What about Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter...Etc? Is it just because we have to 
> point of reference or maybe distance...Just Curious!

There was widespread belief that the Enstatite Chondrites originated within 
Mercury's orbit, if they weren't actually Mercurian themselves, but I haven't 
read any particularly recent scientific assessment on that position....any 
updates out there?   The "giants" (Jupiter and Saturn) are considered to be 
essentially gaseous with prohibitive escape velocities as well, so I don't think 
there's much speculation about them being reasonable candidates for parent 
bodies.

Gregory
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