[meteorite-list] Odds of finding a meteorite on Mars

Ron Baalke baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Wed Jan 19 15:15:23 EST 2005


>     I got an email from Beda Hofmann, who wrote: "I assume there should
> be many small meteorites on the MER rover images.... Besides the new
> object I have seen at least 2 candidates."

I've also seen other candidate rocks in the MER images, particularly around
some of the craters.  Some of the rocks did look like meteorites with fusion
crust - but it is also possible the fusion crust look could have been a 
lighting/shadow effect.

Ron Baalke



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