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

From: Martin Horejsi <accretiondesk_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Nov 19 11:15:27 2005
Message-ID: <9c2f96d20511190815h2a8a9603s1aaebdb488eeca00_at_mail.gmail.com>

Oops. At first I thought it was a current posting by Ron. Then when I
wrote my reply I noticed it was Mark. But I guess the the date was too
bold and in the headline rather than where I would notice it, like
buried somewhere in the text.

Off for more co2f2e.

Martin

On 11/19/05, Martin Horejsi <accretiondesk_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
> > http://www.meteoritearticles.com
> > http://www.coinandstampman.com
> > http://www.kansasmeteoritesociety.com
> > http://www.imca.cc
> >
> > http://stores.ebay.com/meteoritearticles
> >
> > PDF copy of this article, and most I post (and about 1/2 of those on my
> > website), is available upon e-mail request.
> >
> > 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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