[meteorite-list] Meteorites-Claims to come from asteroid Vesta?

Don Merchant dmerchan at rochester.rr.com
Sat Oct 1 18:47:02 EDT 2011


Hi List. With the Dawn spacecraft having orbited the asteroid Vesta since 
July 2011, has any testing such as spectroscopy or any other testing onboard 
the spacecraft help identify and or solidify the claim of some meteorites as 
being from the asteroid Vesta? I figure this would be our best chance ever 
to know, other then an actual landing and taking a soil sample then 
returning that soil sample for anabasis. Still wondering if some meteorites 
in my collection truly are from the asteroid Vesta. Any takers on this and 
the historical visit by the spacecraft Dawn?
Sincerely
Don Merchant
Founder-Cosmic Treasures Celestial Wonders
www.ctreasurescwonders.com
IMCA #0960 




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