[meteorite-list] Meteorite origin questions

Mark's Meteorites mark at meteorites.cc
Sun Sep 23 07:24:38 EDT 2012


Hi John,

Here's a lsit I drew up some time back with brief references. It's fairly speculative in some places but it represeted pretty much all  the info I could pull together at the time.

http://historicfalls.com/about/candidate-parent-bodies/

Mark


On 23 Sep 2012, at 11:46, J Sinclair <john at meteoriteusa.com> wrote:

> Hi List,
> I’m working on a project and I have some questions about the origins
> of meteorites.  I hope some of you can help me.
> 
> Years ago I read the book “Meteorites and their Parent Planets” by
> Harry McSween and saw him give a great presentation at Appalachian
> State University in NC but I don’t remember the connections that he
> wrote about.
> 
> I’m familiar with the Howardite, Eucrite and Diogenite connection with
> the asteroid Vesta
> and the Shergottite, Nakhlite, and Chassigny  connection with Mars.
> 
> I’ve also heard about a possible connection with meteorites and Mercury??
> 
> Do we know specifics about where the other meteorites may come from or
> do we just say “the asteroid belt”?
> What about the…
> Carbonaceous chondrites
> H chondrites
> L chondrites
> Irons
> Pallasites
> Mesosiderites
> and others
> 
> Any information will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thank You!
> John Sinclair
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