[meteorite-list] Meteorites from the bottom of the ocean - Part 2 of 2

From: Frank Cressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Sep 6 12:59:30 2006
Message-ID: <20060906165927.67768.qmail_at_web80229.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello Bernd and all,

For those interested in meteorites found from the
bottom of the sea, there is, of course, Angra dos Reis
;-)

A portion of the text from "Brazilian Stone
Meteorites" states: "The meteorite fell into the bay
of Angra dos Reis at a water depth of 2 m, immediately
in front of the church of Bom Fim in the town of Angra
dos Reis. Some smoke was noticed in the sky and the
body apparently traveled from north to south. The
material, recovered by a local diver a day after the
fall, consisted of two small pieces; from an unmatched
fresh surface it was assumed that a third piece was
missing."

And, although not found at the bottom of the sea, but
a large lake, there is Okechobee, Florida, an L4 found
in 1916. From the COM, "Fragments weighing about 1kg
were brought up in a net some 0.75 miles from shore,
G.P. Merril (1916)."

Cheers,
Frank
Received on Wed 06 Sep 2006 12:59:27 PM PDT