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The Peekskill H6 monomict breccia meteorite
Hi, George,
(1) When downloading your Peekskill image, don’t forget to download the
video sequence that is offered at the same website. It’s terrific - I
incorporated it into my Microsoft Powerpoint slide show along with some
background information on Peekskill. This video sequence really attracts
people’s attention.
(2) A very concise report on the Peekskill meteorite can be found in the
Feb 1993 issue of Sky and Telescope, p.26: ‘New York’s Cosmic Car
Conker’ with a photo of Michelle Knapp’s damaged car and the complete
Peekskill mass.
(3) Another source of interest is the ‘Peekskill Herald’ (Oct. 15, 1992,
Vol. 7, No. 42), the ‘Hometown Newspaper’ of Sharon Edelstein with
background information on the event.
(4) Scientific information can, of course, be found in Meteoritics, for
example:
Meteoritics 29-4, 1994, p.455 or Meteoritics 29-4, 1994, p.469
(5) Last but not least: an absolute must is Martin Horejsi’s color image
with traces of the car paint still visible and to be found at
---------> http://www.meteorite.com/gallery/gallery.htm
P.S.: I am among the lucky ones to own a 13 gram part slice of Peekskill
which I got from David New some years ago. I can tell you, it’s a
beautiful sight, absolutely fresh with a clearly defined 1-mm black
fusion crust, a light gray interior and melt veins visible.
P.S.S.: Eyewitness accounts indicate that the fireball associated with
the Peekskill meteorite first appeared over West Virginia at 23:48 UT
(+/- 1 min.). The fireball, which traveled in an approximately
northeasterly direction had a pronounced greenish colour, and attained
an estimated peak visual magnitude of - 13 (comparable to the Full
Moon). During a luminous flight time that exceeded 40 seconds the
fireball covered a ground path of some 700 to 800 km (Brown et al,
1994).
Best Wishes, Bernd Pauli