"Where Do Meteorites Come From?"

Professor Richard P. Binzel
Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Meteorites are "free" samples from extraterrestrial bodies.
However, just like in thermodynamics, there is no free lunch
because chaotic dynamics make it difficult or impossible to 
trace meteorite origins.  Groundbased and spacebased
remote sensing are the techniques now used to make connections
with laboratory measurements of meteorites.  This talk will 
address the latest successes from groundbased telescopes and 
the Hubble Space Telescope in forging asteroid meteorite
connections and preview the prospects for new advances in the
field that will be achieved by the NEAR mission to Eros.