[meteorite-list] Shield-shaped meteorites
From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Nov 27 17:03:10 2005 Message-ID: <BFAF6D04.24F2E%mlblood_at_cox.net> Hi Bernd & all, Can you tell us if there a site on the internet where this one you mention can be viewed? My favorite is the great Gibeon shield on the main page of Eduardo's meteorites.com: http://www.meteorites.com/ Best wishes, Michael on 11/26/05 3:39 PM, bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de at bernd.pauli@paulinet.de wrote: > Peter Sch. wrote: > >> I am studying shield shaped iron meteorites. I was wondering >> what meteorite my fellow list members think is the best shield? > > One of the best if not the very best of the shield-shaped meteorites is > the 1745 kg Sikhote-Alin mass. According to Buchwald, it measures about > 1.2 x 1.0 x 0.5 m and is beautifully regmaglypted. Some regmaglypts or > thumbprints are 4-8 cm in diameter and radiate away from the apex of the > shield-shaped cone. Along the edges, these thumbprints form conspicuous > elongated grooves parallel to the direction of flight of the shield through > the atmosphere. There is also a fissure, 20-40 cm deep, that extends from > the apex and almost divides the mass into two halves. > > > Best regards, > Good night, > > Bernd > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- The thing sometimes has me hazy is whether it is them or I that's crazy. Albert Einstein -- "He is not a lover who does not love forever." - Euripides (485-406BC)Received on Sun 27 Nov 2005 05:02:44 PM PST |
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