[meteorite-list] Official Report on 'The Carancas Meteorite fall 15 September 2007' released

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:21:45 -0400
Message-ID: <OF7EA02D2C.2FB1154F-ON85257364.0043EE8B_at_usgs.gov>

Some of you may be interested to read the report
issued 7 months after the fall of the Jilin
chondrite in 1976, to compare it with the event
in Peru. I've put a link to this paper in the
writeup in the Meteoritical Bulletin database entry:
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/index.php?code=12171

Jeff

At 11:44 AM 9/26/2007, Bjorn Sorheim wrote:

>INGEMMET (Instituto Geol?gico Minero y
>Metal?rgico) of Peru have released a first report
>on the meteorite that created a ~14m crater in
>eastern Peru September 15 at 11:45 local
>time.
>It is said to be a chondrite with 15% kamacite, but no subtype given.
>Pieces will be distributed to NASA, UK and Japan for investigations.
>
>Report located at:
>http://www.ingemmet.gob.pe/paginas/pl01_quienes_somos.aspx?opcion=320
>Institute:
>http://www.ingemmet.gob.pe/
>
>Bj?rn S?rheim
>
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