[meteorite-list] When the Sahara was wetter (relevant to yourinterests)

[Jerry]

I remain an avid Darren reader.
Jerry Flaherty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] When the Sahara was wetter (relevant to 
yourinterests)


>I had this comment from someone (who I'll allow to remain anonymous) on 
>this
> news post:
>
> "You post more non-meteorite related crap than the next ten people"
>
> So I thought I'd comment just a little more on the article, as I replied 
> to said
> person:
>
> "There has been debate on the list about the terrestrial ages of weathered 
> NWA
> (meaning-- from the Sahara) meteorites.  How long meteorites take before
> weathering away is related to exposure to water.  Evidence of the Sahara 
> being
> verdant less than 5,000 years ago puts a constraint on the estimates of 
> Saharan
> meteorites being tens of thousands of years old."
>
> "Other news posts I make are related to solar system and planetary 
> formation,
> which are directly relevant to meteorite formation, and about meteorite 
> parent
> bodies, such as the moon and Mars.  If you actually care about the science 
> of
> meteorites, then those things should interest you."
>
> (latter suggestion trimmed)
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