[meteorite-list] Tata-Foumzgit-Tanzrou Martian Fall. (Why no lunar falls? and freshest lunar?)

[Graham Ensor]

It still seems strange to me that we have not found any sedimentary
meteorites from Mars.....what are the main thoughts on why? There are
many very fragile meteorites so I cannot imagine it is because they
would not survive....or are we just not identifying them?

Graham


On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Jeff Grossman <jngrossman at gmail.com> wrote:
> ...except that it is unlikely that the primary target of a sample return
> mission to Mars would be basalt!  That is not to say that this isn't an
> exciting event. But it does not accomplish what a sample return mission
> would, nor does it make such a mission less important.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On 1/15/2012 2:43 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote:
>>
>> Hi Shawn and List,
>>
>> It is true that science has access to dozens(!) of Martian meteorites,
>> but all of them have been sitting on Earth for thousands of years and
>> they have experienced alteration and oxidation during that long wait
>> for discovery.  This is the first Martian (or any planetary) that has
>> a terrestrial age measured in months.  That is exciting.  It is so
>> pristine and fresh, that scientists should be very keen to research
>> it.  Due to it's lack of oxidation and alteration, it is the next best
>> thing to sample recovery mission.  Imagine how much it would cost to
>> bring back a sizeable sample from Mars.  Mother Nature just saved
>> science billions of dollars.  :)
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
>
>
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