[meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 31 12:22:50 2006
Message-ID: <20060830184141.2BC9F10586_at_mailwash5.pair.com>

That is amazing though, how with only 6 witnessed falls in the last 200
years of CO3 meteorites, 50% of them are in July! Those are some
astronomical odds!
Mike Farmer

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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Jeff
Grossman
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:35 AM
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

Yes, I noticed that too. Could just be a
coincidence, however. The dates are almost 2 weeks apart.

jeff
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'...
>
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