[meteorite-list] Meteorites on the moon

[Chris Peterson]

True. Really big chunks might have a tiny percentage of the interior 
survive. Of course, it isn't likely to be unaltered by the collision 
(unlike small meteorites found here, which do have unaltered interiors). 
And irons aren't so interesting. Are there stony meteorites that are the 
product of hypersonic collisions on Earth?

Large impacts are as rare on the Moon as they are on Earth, but of 
course any debris essentially lasts forever.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Evans" <bobe5531 at comcast.net>
To: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
Cc: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites on the moon


> At what velocity do you think Canyon Diablo impacted?
> I think we found some pieces of that asteroid.