Hi All,
It it a sad day for the Genesis team. I was in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago for a Genesis conference and was thrilled at both the potential discoveries of the mission, and the advancements in technology necessary to create this almost perfect spacecraft. The Genesis scientists were so excited and hopeful.
My heart goes out to them for they have so many years of their life invested in this project. I remember seeing the Genesis craft in a clean room at the JPL and had no idea what I was looking at. It was so unconventional that I did could barely make sense of what I was looking at. Once in space, the gorgeous craft was essentially the purest thing ever made by humans.
In the video link below, it is clear that there is a pattern to the 'tumbling' of Genesis. I wonder if it is not too much of a stretch to imagine that an oriented meteorite would make a similar, albeit much faster journey to the earth.
http://anon.nasa-global.speedera.net/anon.nasa-global/genesis/ genesis.mov
In another feeble attempt to pull some good from this, I am impressed with such a classic crater formation, with a rim, rays, and intact projectile.
With best wishes towards a maximum science return,
Martin
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