[meteorite-list] The Willamette Meteorite Story

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:33:18 -0400
Message-ID: <1nb5i396v02qbs53tvqjclvtb2kaahoums_at_4ax.com>

On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:22:54 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>
>http://www.inlander.com/topstory/289061378211793.php

Thanks for posting-- long article but well worth reading, never seen this much
detail in one spot before.

But...

>At some point after that, the Willamette Meteorite's crystalline
>structure recorded a terrific shock and subsequent reheating, then
>cooling into a very different form. Some scientists interpret this as an
>event similar to the explosion of the planet that created the asteroid
>belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Who still claims that the asteroid belt was created by the explosion of a
planet?

Also of note, all people involved in the discovery and transport of the
Willamette meteorite HAVE SINCE DIED! The curse of Wematanye is real!
Received on Fri 26 Oct 2007 11:33:18 PM PDT