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Meteorite Trivia Questions
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- Subject: Meteorite Trivia Questions
- From: Steven Excell <excell@concentric.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 18:50:09 -0800
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Does anyone know why OLD HOMESTEAD 001 (the howardite from Nullabor, Australia) has the 001 designation in its name???
Similarly, why does REID 013 (the brachinite from Nullabor, Australia) have the 013 in its name??? (There is an older Reid H4 chondrite not to be confused with Reid 013)
The numbering of Saharan meteorites makes some sense because there are no nearby landmarks in the vast desert, but the numbers in these two meteorites is a complete mystery to me.
Someone asked me, and I said, "Heck, if I know."
Steve
Seattle, Washington USA
excell@cris.com
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