[meteorite-list] Possible Mars meteorite!
David Weir
dgweir at earthlink.net
Thu Jan 13 16:23:21 EST 2005
Ron,
The Moon is not exactly a planet. And some will doubtless be found on
asteroids. How about "... is an object from space that has reached the
surface of a dog, uh, I mean a larger body"?
David
Ron wrote:
True, so a slight revision to the defintion will be needed:
A meteorite is an object from space that has reached the surface
of a planet.
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