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(meteorobs) Murchison meteor interstellar grains - visibility
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To: meteorobs@latrade.com
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Subject: (meteorobs) Murchison meteor interstellar grains - visibility
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From: "Nick Martin" <N.Martin@au.sac.acdot uk>
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Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 09:51:19 +0000
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Comments: Authenticated sender is <au175@kyle.au.sac.acdot uk>
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Organization: SAC
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Priority: normal
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Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
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Sender: owner-meteorobs
>From: GeoZay@aol.com
>Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 19:16:50 -0500 (EST)
>Subject: (meteorobs) Murchison...10 Billion years?
> Within the last couple of years, research has shown that the
>Murchison meteorite also contains an agglomeration of extra-solar grains.
> The interstellar grains in Murchison are small. They can barely be
>seen with the naked eye. Typically, they are about .002-10 micrometers in
>size.
George, you must have amazing eyes if you can even barely see a 10
micrometre grain let alone a 0.002 micrometre one. The resolution
limit for the naked eye is usually taken as 100 to 200 micrometres.
Nick Martin