Reasons Given Why Frass Meteorite Can

Reasons Given Why Frass Meteorite Can't be a Meteorite

1. Some animal probably dug it out of the ground, looking for water.
Answer: The meteorite appeared during a 24 hour period. There was no indication of any person or animal disturbing any of the ground around the landing site. Water was available within one half mile of the landing site, precluding the "need" for any animal to dig this rock up. No evidence of "dirt" was found on the exterior of the rock, indicating that it had not been in the ground in any capacity.

2. It might have fallen out of an airplane.
Answer: This might be true, but it would not explain the fusion crust, Martian chemistry, boundary layer, magnetic dust, etc. See the comparison with known Martian rocks and the creation model for more information.

3. It doesn't have sufficient fusion crust to be a meteorite.
Answer: As a newly formed meteorite from a planetary body, this meteorite exhibits characteristics that are different from most meteorites. The structure and composition of this rock have allowed it to traverse our atmosphere with very little damage. However, damage is visible as a multicolored fusion crust over the entire exterior of the meteorite.

4. It doesn't show any shocking associated with its dislodgement from Mars.
Answer: See the study (page 7 of introduction) clearly showing that shocking is not required to remove rocks from the surface of Mars. It is one of the fallacies of modern science that makes scientist think that their opinions are fact. Many scientist think that probabilities rule nature, when I think nature just deals in possibilities. One might think that it would be impossible for rocks from Mars to come to Earth, yet we have much evidence that they have been making monthly trips for most of the history of our planet.

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