[meteorite-list] Genesis crash video=oriented meteorite?

[mark ford]

Sad news indeed, I guess it's one piece of the jigsaw mother nature
didn't' want us to see yet!

Fantastic pictures though, I must say I was very impressed by the
coverage of the 'landing' what an amazing camera lense that was! Good
quality at 200,000 ft and steady frame live pictures all the way to the
ground, amazing. Anyone know what scope setup they used for the filming?

If one thing comes out of the recent spate of mission failures (beagle
etc) it's PACK A RESERVE CHUTE!


Mark F.


-----Original Message-----
From: Martinh [mailto:martinh at isu.edu] 
Sent: 08 September 2004 21:31
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Genesis crash video=oriented meteorite?

Hi All,

It it a sad day for the Genesis team. I was in Salt Lake City a few  
weeks ago for a Genesis conference and was thrilled at both the  
potential discoveries of the mission, and the advancements in  
technology necessary to create this almost perfect spacecraft. The  
Genesis scientists were so excited and hopeful.

My heart goes out to them for they have so many years of their life  
invested in this project. I remember seeing the Genesis craft in a  
clean room at the JPL and had no idea what I was looking at. It was so  
unconventional that I did could barely make sense of what I was looking

at. Once in space, the gorgeous craft was essentially the purest thing  
ever made by humans.

In the video link below, it is clear that there is a pattern to the  
'tumbling' of Genesis. I wonder if it is not too much of a stretch to  
imagine that an oriented meteorite would make a similar, albeit much  
faster journey to the earth.

http://anon.nasa-global.speedera.net/anon.nasa-global/genesis/ 
genesis.mov

In another feeble attempt to pull some good from this, I am impressed  
with such a classic crater formation, with a rim, rays, and intact  
projectile.

With best wishes towards a maximum science return,

Martin







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