In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:21:45 -0500: Hi, [snip] >All the more reason to fetch some meteoroids as many have a high >content of these rare elements. [snip] Suppose that in rocky planets with a molten interior, heavier elements tend to sink to the core. If the asteroid belt was once a such a planet that got smashed, then the heavier elements from near the core would end up concentrated in the core rocks, and these would now be accessible in the form of space debris.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
