[meteorite-list] My take on Nakhla
From: Impactika_at_aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:51 2004 Message-ID: <122.b37fa33.2983a640_at_aol.com> --part1_122.b37fa33.2983a640_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/25/2002 4:31:49 PM Mountain Standard Time, ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com writes: > Perhaps the most useful (and rewarding) thing that could be done at > this point would be to go to Denshal (I didn't say it would be cheap!) > and find a Nakhla meteorite there. It wouldn't add much in the way > of proof as far as the dog story goes, but it ~would~ greatly extend > the accepted length of the strewnfield. Even if you don't find a > ~Nakhla~ meteorite, given the desert location your chances are quite > good that you'll find other meteorites while searching. > > Direct quote from Alain Carion: "I have tried to find the exact impact site but some 50cm of the top-soil has been removed in that area to be spread on the desert and fertilize it". Anne Black IMCA #2356 www.IMPACTIKA.com e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com --part1_122.b37fa33.2983a640_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/25/2002 4:31:49 PM Mountain Standard Time, ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com writes: <BR> <BR> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Perhaps the most useful (and rewarding) thing that could be done at <BR>this point would be to go to Denshal (I didn't say it would be cheap!) <BR>and find a Nakhla meteorite there. It wouldn't add much in the way <BR>of proof as far as the dog story goes, but it ~would~ greatly extend <BR>the accepted length of the strewnfield. Even if you don't find a <BR>~Nakhla~ meteorite, given the desert location your chances are quite <BR>good that you'll find other meteorites while searching. <BR> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <BR>Direct quote from Alain Carion: <BR>"I have tried to find the exact impact site but some 50cm of the top-soil has been removed in that area to be spread on the desert and fertilize it". <BR> <BR> <BR>Anne Black <BR>IMCA #2356 <BR>www.IMPACTIKA.com <BR>e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com</FONT></HTML> --part1_122.b37fa33.2983a640_boundary-- Received on Sat 26 Jan 2002 01:27:12 AM PST |
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