[meteorite-list] Impact Melt or Shock Melt?

[Matthias Bärmann]

Hello Michael,

"shock" ist the more general and overriding category, "impact" the special 
case when a space rock gets caught by the gravitational field of a planetary 
or quasi-planetary body and crashes at least down to surface.

A shock event can also take place in space when two chunks of rock collide.

Just my 2 Euro-cents.

Best,
Matthias


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gilmer" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 8:43 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Impact Melt or Shock Melt?


> Hi List,
>
> Is there any difference between an impact melt and a shock melt?  Or
> do they describe the same thing?
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
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