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   Message 752 of 1,217   
   Eric Voisard to All   
   Re: meteorites question: Dar al Gani 488   
   09 Jan 05 14:52:00   
   
   From: evoisard@ieee.org   
      
   Hi Henry,   
      
   > Almost certainly there's no concentration -- it's just a good place to   
   > *look* for them.  There are a *lot* of meteorites on Earth; for example,   
   > it's been estimated, if I recall right, that a couple of tons of Mars   
   > rocks fall on Earth every year.  The trick is finding them.   
      
   Thanks for the answer. I makes a lot of sense!   
   >From this point of view I understand much better the story, and how   
   different it is than hunting fragments in places where a single well known   
   meteorite has fallen (such as in Sikhote-Alin, Siberia).   
      
   So, as there are quite few of information from DaG 488, could I guess that   
   at least it hasn't been recognized as a piece of Mars or the Moon, and that   
   it most probably comes from some asteroid...   
      
   Thanks again, Eric   
      
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