[meteorite-list] Leonid Meteorite

From: Graham Christensen <majorvoltage_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:02 2004
Message-ID: <F222pNaJOTQp51zFr3p00012455_at_hotmail.com>

I read about that meteorite in "collision earth" by Peter Grego.


>From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
>To: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
>CC: Meteorite Mailing List <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Leonid Meteorite
>Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 17:49:05 +0100
>
>Rick inquired:
>
> > I was wondering is there a documented for sure 100%
> > meteorite that came from the comet Temple Tuttle? We
> > know that the Leonids come from this comet. Just maybe
> > their is meteorite out there????? Rick
>
>Ron responded:
>
> > In theory, it is possible for a meteorite to occur from
> > a meteor shower. However, I have heard of no confirmed
> > case of a meteorite being recovered from a meteor shower.
> > It appears that most of the particles are dust particles,
> > and while they put on a good show entering the Earth's
> > atmosphere, most of them burn up in the process.
>
>
>Hello R & R & L(ist),
>
>The only rather doubtful candidate was the 4-kg Mazapil, Zacatecas,
>Mexico medium octahedrite (IAB) which is said to have fallen during
>a "star shower". The locality was the Conception del Oro Ranch, 13
>km east of the town of Mazapil.
>
>At about 9 o'clock p.m. a ranchman went to the corral to feed some
>horses, when he suddenly heard a loud sizzling noise followed by a
>loud thud. From a hole in the ground they soon reovered a "hot stone",
>which they could "barely handle". The date: Nov 27, 1885.
>
>It was postulated that these "raining stars" had originated from
>meteors associated with the Biela-Gambart comet. This comet had
>been discovered in 1826, and its orbital elements calculated but
>it had since been lost after it separated into two parts in 1846.
>From then on it slowly but steadily diminished in size. Well, this
>report could never be definitely verified so that it must remain
>doubtful!
>
>Reference:
>
>BUCHWALD, V.F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites, Volume 2, pp.
>808-813.
>
>
>Best regards,
>
>Bernd
>
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