[meteorite-list] Turkish Scientists in Search for 14th Century Meteorite

From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 18 Dec 2006 19:06:11 UT
Message-ID: <DIIE.000000A40000133D_at_paulinet.de>

Hello Ron and List,

"Batuta recalls in his memoir an Anatolian feudal lord speaking to the
author about "a rock that fell from the sky", a black- colored meteorite
weighing about 80 kg, and witnesses' accounts about the body."

Well, this is probably the Aidin stone (said to have fallen in the year 1340)
but the evidence is not conclusive!

"the oldest recorded celestial body that ever hit the Earth"

Hmm! And what about Nogata which fell in 861 A.D. after detonations
and a brilliant flash. The following morning, a single stone was recovered
from a hole in the ground. The stone has since been preserved in a Shinto
shrine.

Cheers,

Bernd
Received on Mon 18 Dec 2006 02:06:11 PM PST