[meteorite-list] Fw: Re: More Meteorite Geography Trivia

From: Frank Cressy <fcressy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:45:24 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <574209.74056.qm_at_web80204.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

 Hello All,
 
 Michael wrote:
 
 
> 1) Jamaica has one known meteorite, Lucky Hill, an
> iron IIIAB. What are the chances of a meteorite landing on
> a relatively small island in the middle of a sea? This
> meteorite could have easily ended up on the bottom of
> the Caribbean, but instead it gets to spend it's days
> in a tropical beach paradise.
 
I think Hawaii goes one better. Two meteorite falls,
Honolulu (1825) and Palolo Valley (1949) both fell on Oahu,
a small island in the much larger Pacific Ocean. Incidently
both meteorites fell in the capitol of Honolulu only about five miles from one another.

Cheers,
 
Frank
Received on Sat 13 Dec 2008 11:45:24 AM PST