[meteorite-list] Molina de Segura, Spain meteorite fall Christmas Eve 1858

From: Dark Matter <freequarks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:50:22 -0700
Message-ID: <822da19a0812260950s5f53596i58ce83c0f6911f1b_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Dirk,

Thanks for the link. Molina is near and dear to my heart. Here is an
article I wrote about my collection piece of Molina, and it prior
ownership including that of the collection of the famous Dr. Urey.

http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/October/Accretion_Desk.htm

Best,

Martin



On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 8:05 PM, drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear List Members,
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> An interesting article about the Molina de Segura fall in Spain on Christmas Eve 1858.
>
> Spain's Biggest Meteorite Strike Remembered 150 Years On
> ScienceDaily (Dec. 24, 2008) ? Early on Christmas Eve, 1858 "people who in the streets, on pathways and in the fields saw a magnificent ball of fire appear, which shone with a brilliant, blinding light and all the colours of the rainbow, obscured the light of the moon and descended majestically from the sky".
> For the whole story go to the link:
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> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081224094630.htm
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> Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
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