Re: Puzzling young Mars meteorite ages.

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gbaikie — 8/24/2001 9:08:49 AM (archived)

Mars
Rotational period (hours) 24.6229
Equatorial radius (km) 3,397.2
Equatorial escape velocity (km/sec) 5.02

Earth
Rotational period (hours) 23.9345
Equatorial radius (km) 6,378.14
Equatorial escape velocity (km/sec) 11.18

Mars: equatorial circumference: 21345 km
Spinning at 866.88 km/hr (.24 km/sec)
Earth: equatorial circumference: 40075
Spinning at 1674.36 km/hr (.46 km/sec)
Earth spin speed is .042 of escape velocity
Mars spin speed is .048 of escape velocity

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Puzzling young Mars meteorite ages. - Robert Clark - 8/24/2001 9:22:34 AM
- Ejection mechanism - E.P. Grondine - 8/24/2001 7:19:54 PM
  - Re: Ejection mechanism - Nick Hoffman - 8/26/2001 3:37:10 PM
    - Is this the real Nick Hoffman? - E.P. Grondine - 8/27/2001 5:22:31 PM
      - Is this a trick Question? - Nick Hoffman - 8/27/2001 11:37:26 AM
        
        Montana Fly-by and the Laws of Physics - E.P. Grondine - 8/27/2001 12:19:53 PM
        
        Re: Montana Fly-by and the Laws of Physics - Nick Hoffman - 8/28/2001 8:25:31 AM
        
        Re: Montana Fly-by and the Laws of Physics - E.P. Grondine - 8/28/2001 4:30:31 PM
- Re: Puzzling young Mars meteorite ages. - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/24/2001 4:39:31 PM
  - Correction - Alex R. Blackwell - 8/24/2001 5:00:37 PM
- Re: Puzzling young Mars meteorite ages. - D. Spires - 8/24/2001 4:14:26 PM
  - Re: Puzzling young Mars meteorite ages. - gbaikie - 8/24/2001 9:08:49 AM

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