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Do Earth rocks hit Mars as often as the reverse?

Buck Galaxy — 2/10/2004 12:35:47 AM (archived)

I was under the impression this isn't so as the Sun's gravity obviously pulls material inward.

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Will Life Be Found On Mars? Your opinions and guesses: - David F Mayer - 2/9/2004 9:58:13 PM
- Dear friends, thanks for the vigorous discussion. I love it when I start a thread and there are many differing responses. David. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 2/10/2004 3:00:17 PM
- hmmm - R.L. - 2/10/2004 7:18:32 AM
- The Martian Race by Greg Benford - Greg - 2/10/2004 5:19:15 AM
  - Benfords steam caves and bugs were in Gusev... - dtb - 2/10/2004 6:54:46 AM
    - re: Benfords steam caves and bugs were in Gusev... - Greg - 2/11/2004 5:25:47 AM
- For former life, I'd bet on Venus first - dtb - 2/10/2004 2:56:11 AM
  - Reminds me of a story I once read or saw. - Lee - 2/10/2004 8:56:24 AM
  - Very perceptive - Gary - 2/10/2004 4:11:09 AM
    - Simple Counter Questions - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 4:29:24 PM
      - re: Simple Counter Questions - dtb - 2/10/2004 8:20:48 PM
      - Simple Counter Answers - Gary - 2/10/2004 5:13:51 PM
        
        re: Simple Counter Answers - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 5:38:39 PM
      - re: Simple Counter Questions - Marcia - 2/10/2004 4:50:26 PM
        
        Olivine postdates wet Mars? - Nick Hoffman - 2/10/2004 10:47:01 PM
        
        re: Olivine postdates wet Mars? - Greg - 2/11/2004 8:52:58 AM
        
        re: Ladon Vallis & Cape Timiris analog of meander cut-off. - Marcia - 2/11/2004 2:47:25 AM
        
        re: Ladon Vallis & Cape Timiris analog of meander cut-off. - Nick Hoffman - 2/11/2004 6:25:19 AM
        
        re: I found the .jpg & post. - Marcia - 2/10/2004 8:01:12 PM
    - Mars, Venus, life, and exploration - dtb - 2/10/2004 4:51:21 AM
      - Future Mars exploration - Gary - 2/10/2004 6:52:30 AM
        
        re: Future Mars exploration - dtb - 2/10/2004 7:05:31 AM
- 50-50 - Donald - 2/10/2004 2:32:45 AM
  - re: 50-50: Just curious - Johannes - 2/10/2004 5:12:35 AM
    - re: 50-50: Just curious - Donald - 2/10/2004 2:06:08 PM
      - "The average surface temperature on Mars is about minus 55 degrees Celsius." Irrelevant. What is the average temperature at the EQUATOR of Mars. Life will be found at the most hospitable places, not… - David F Mayer - 2/10/2004 2:58:00 PM
        
        Write in the body, not the subject! - Nick Hoffman - 2/10/2004 3:28:51 PM
        
        You wrote: "The average temperature of the EQUATOR of Mars is -55 C" - David F Mayer - 2/10/2004 6:45:07 PM
        
        re: Write in the body, not the subject! - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 4:06:39 PM
        
        Zonal Mean temperatures - Nick Hoffman - 2/10/2004 10:32:24 PM
- Yes - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 1:54:56 AM
  - I'm with Mark - Tom Brosz - 2/10/2004 6:47:01 AM
- Well - alcaray - 2/10/2004 12:05:49 AM
  - I'd bet - - - - Bowser - 2/10/2004 5:13:03 AM
  - Do Earth rocks hit Mars as often as the reverse? - Buck Galaxy - 2/10/2004 12:35:47 AM
    - No. But it doesn't matter. - alcaray - 2/10/2004 4:00:49 PM
    - No, I Think It has More To Do With Earth's Escape Velocity & 70% Ocean Coverage (n/t) - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 3:58:06 PM
    - re: Do Earth rocks hit Mars as often as the reverse? - REB - 2/10/2004 12:47:21 PM
- I follow Lovelock: Equilibrium = Death - Nick Hoffman - 2/9/2004 11:43:21 PM
  - Yes But - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 2:02:17 AM
    - does Lovelock work for subsurface? - pwokenyaw - 2/10/2004 5:39:43 AM
      - re: does Lovelock work for subsurface? - Nick Hoffman - 2/10/2004 8:00:48 AM
- Possibly extremophiles under the surface - Buck Galaxy - 2/9/2004 10:17:42 PM
  - Not That Certain - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 1:59:51 AM
    - re: Not That Certain - Buck Galaxy - 2/10/2004 2:49:52 AM
      - Geothermal Energy & Water Alone May Be Insufficient - Mark Eby - 2/10/2004 4:40:22 PM
- re: Will Life Be Found On Mars? Your opinions and guesses: - phil - 2/9/2004 10:15:59 PM
  - I have trouble conceiving of life originating anywhere from a 'spontaneous' process of going from simple to complex. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/10/2004 3:42:40 PM
    - Try a reaction vessel the size of a planet and a time of 100,000,000 years. You might be surprised. (n/t) - DFM - 2/10/2004 5:12:14 PM
      - And try at least a "google's" worth of potential molecular combinations. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/10/2004 6:32:51 PM
        
        Nature tried the combinations that reproduced best -- not all of them. (n/t) - DFM - 2/10/2004 7:31:40 PM

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