[meteorite-list] NPA 02-12-1969 Scientists Study Fragments of Allende Meteorite

From: Martin Horejsi <accretiondesk_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 19 11:08:48 2005
Message-ID: <9c2f96d20511190808l146222d5j1e27100efe3f4829_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mark and All,

There is a line in the article that made me wonder...

"Since meteors are believed to be fragments of ancient exploded planets,
study of them may shed light on the origin of the solar system."


I suspect that the article's author looked up some information
somewhere, but this statement is either cutting edge science and
intrepation, or old ideas long since dispenced with. I suspect the
latter.

Thoughts?

Martin



On 11/19/05, MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_msn.com> wrote:
> Paper: Panama City Herald
> City: Panama City, Florida
> Date: Wednesday Afternoon, February 12, 1969
> Page: 1 (of 74)
>
> Scientists To Study Fragments Of 'Fireball' Found In Mexico
>
> CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Scientists from the Smithsonian Astrophysical
> Observatory will study a fragment of a meteorite which fell in Northern
> Mexico Saturday for possible clues to the origin of the solar system.
> Six fragments of the meteor, which caused a widely seen fireball, were
> recovered in a 20-square mile area near the town of Parral in the state of
> Chihuahua by a scientist from the NASA center at Houston.
> The largest fragments weighs about 30 pounds, an observatory spokesman
> said, and looks like fine concrete flecked with metal.
> The fragment destined for Cambridge will be analyzed for radioactive
> particles not found on earth, which are created by cosmic ray bombardment
> while the meteor travels through space.
> Since meteors are believed to be fragments of ancient exploded planets,
> study of them may shed light on the origin of the solar system.
> The fragments were sterilized for the trip north, the spokesman said,
> and will be analyzed in a rigidly controlled environment.
> The investigation at Cambridge will be at the Center for Short-Lived
> Phenomena, which is equipped to examine the fragments for radioactive
> elements that have a short half life.
>
> The Air Force joined the investigation at the request of the
> Smithsonian Institute in Washington by flying a B57 jet bomber through the
> probably dust trails left in the atmosphere by the meteor to collector any
> particles left. Sample of atmosphere collected in filter traps on the jet
> bomber were sent in the U.S. Geological Survey Laboratory at Menlo Park,
> Calif.
>
> (end)
>
> Mark note: The "scientist from the NASA center at Houston" is Dr. Elbert
> King. You can read more about his trip to Mexico in his book, "Moon Trip",
> and on my website in the newspaper article section, and the articles I wrote
> section.
>
> Clear Skies,
> Mark Bostick
> Wichita, Kansas
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>
> The NPA in the subject line, stands for Newspaper Article. The old list
> server allowed us a search feature the current does not, so I guess this is
> more for quick reference and shortening the subject line now.
>
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