[meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

From: Bjorn Sorheim <astrogeo_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 30 15:11:13 2006
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20060830210128.04c6e348_at_pop.online.no>

Jeff Grossman wrote:
>Yes, I noticed that too. Could just be a
>coincidence, however. The dates are almost 2 weeks apart.
>jeff

But when you look at the other CO3 falls it becomes
a bit obvious:

Warrenton , Fall 3rd January 1877, 07:15h
Felix, Fall 15th May 1900, 11:30h
Kainsaz, Fall 13th September 1937, 14:15h

Apparently spread out through the year quite randomly.


>At 02:21 PM 8/30/2006, Bjorn Sorheim wrote:
>>Michael Farmer wrote:
>> >Hello everyone, well here is the preliminary
>> >classification data on the MOSS Norway meteorite fall.
>> >Dr Jeff Grossman is doing the classification and he
>> >sent me the following information a little while ago.
>>.....
>>
>> >Avg Fa PMD
>> >Kainsaz (CO3.2) 11.8 70
>> >Felix (CO3.3) 18.4 70
>> >Ornans (CO3.4) 19.0 68
>> >Lance (CO3.5) 21.2 63
>> >Warrenton (CO3.7) 33.9 21
>>
>> >Moss 19.9 65
>>
>> >This puts Moss between Ornans and Lance,
>>
>>Yes, you are so right Dr Grossman! Just look here:
>>
>>Ornans , Fall 11th July, 19:15h 1868
>>Moss, Fall 14th July, 10:15h 2006
>>Lance, Fall 23rd July, 17:20h 1872
>>
>> From The Catalogue (2000).
>>
>>Makes you think, don't it! Seems to be a connection here.
>>Any info on the trajectory at those falls?
>>
>> >although I
>> >don't think that
>> >difference is significant.

Regards,
Bj?rn S?rheim
http://home.online.no/~bsoerhei/astro/meteor/060714/moss.html <Fresh 'Moss'
Received on Wed 30 Aug 2006 03:11:00 PM PDT