[meteorite-list] Mars Rover's Meteorite Discovery Triggers Questions

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Thanks very kindly AL for the elaboration  regarding those two meteorites, 
someone really needs to proof the NASA and in  this case Space.com press 
releases for accuracy I think we all can  agree....

Of course, the new Martian Iron will not qualify for a name  until it is 
properly analyzed and 20 grams is deposited in an acceptable  curation facility.  
Perhaps the latter could be waved if Mars were  considered a good installation 
for maintaining a curated collection, or maybe  the Smithsonian actually 
claims ownership on it now based on the Rover  politics.  That case would make it 
part of their collection, I'd say though  ownership laws will be interesting.  
Or maybe Mars will be considered as an  extension of the Antarctic:-)...  
(BLM - Bureaucracy of Luna and  Mars).

Does anyone have the Martian lat/long of the iron for those with  geeky 
tendencies among us?    I would like to have the  coordinates to follow up some 
day.  Assuming a Greenwich Meridian exists on  Mars, and wondering how far off 
axis "magnetic" north.  Also does anyone  know if Mars has a North star and what 
it is?  Or a South star would  do...In the English spirit, perhaps a prime 
meridian cutting through Beagle 2's  "landing" site?  GPS based meteorite 
hunters need not bother at the moment  even if you have nuclear heated 
batteries...so bring your compasses and lets  have some fun:)
Saludos, Doug

En un mensaje con fecha 01/20/2005  1:09:08 PM Mexico Standard Time, 
almitt at kconline.com escribe:
Hi  List,

Hadley Rille (an EH chondrite Apollo 15) and Bench Crater (CM1  Apollo 12).

--AL Mitterling

Matson, Robert wrote:

> Hi  All,
>
> One error I noticed in this report:
>
>  http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/mars_meteor_050120.html
>
>
>>Agee  pointed out that running across a meteorite on another
>>planetary body  would be a first. No meteorite was ever found
>>on the Moon - even with  all the survey work done there by both
>>robots and humans, he  said.
>
>
> I thought two meteorites were found by Apollo  astronauts -- Hadley
> Rille (an EH chondrite) and Bench Crater  (CM1).

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