Martian Rocks Land In Morocco 95
Hugh Pickens writes "Scientists have confirmed chemically a recent and rare invasion from Mars with 15 pounds of fresh Martian rocks falling in Morocco last July. A special committee of meteorite experts, which includes some NASA scientists, confirmed the test results Tuesday certifying that the meteorites recently collected came from Mars. The biggest rock weighs more than 2 pounds. Astronomers think that millions of years ago something big smashed into Mars that sent fragments hurtling through the solar system. Occasionally, some fall on Earth."
Re:The chances of anything coming from Mars... (Score:5, Informative)
Re:And people wonder... (Score:5, Informative)
Because of their composition, numbnuts. You know, inorganic chemistry is a good place to start.
Start here.
https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=mars+meteorites+minerals [google.com]
http://www.imca.cc/mars/martian-meteorites.htm [www.imca.cc]
Try reading something for a change instead of immediately dismissing things you don't instantly understand.
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BMO
Re:And people wonder... (Score:4, Informative)
Don't get me wrong, I agree with you. That said, it is worthwhile to question so-called experts to find out how they came to their conclusions, rather than saying, "Gosh, he's smarter than me--he's get letters after his name and everything!" At the very least, you learn something.
Of course, if he had RTFA, he might have a clue about how these people determined that these rocks came from Mars:
So, no, it's not like they said, "A rock fell from the sky! It must have been from Mars!"