[meteorite-list] this day in meteorite history

From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 14:34:47 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <809064.60003.qm_at_web45616.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>

On this day in meteorite history...

Kingia meteorite impact
On November 7, 1967 a meteorite fell in Sudan.
The sample which apparently fell as one piece, was reported to have weighed about one pound (450 g) and is thought to have been destroyed by the locals, leaving only a fragment weighing 67.4 grams that was later classified as a H6 chondrite.
The remaining sample is now in the custody of the Geological Survey, Khar toum, Sudan.

Ensisheim meteorite impact
On November 7, 1492 the Ensisheim meteorite fell in France. This is a very historic fall that help to prove that meteorites did indeed come from space and is the oldest known witnessed fall.
It had an estimated weight of 150 kg before people started breaking pieces off.
It was described in detail by the contemporary poet Sebastian Brant and the site was visited by a King Maximilian (who would later become emperor of Austria) as he led his army into battle. It was declared by his advisors to be a sign of divine grace and a presage of his victory.
He later ordered it to be preserved in a church as evidence of a miracle where it would remain for 300 years.
It was later moved to Colmar for study until it was returned in 1803 to the place of its impact.
The remaining 56 kg fragment is now on display in a museum in the old city hall in Ensisheim. It was classified as a LL6.

Jeedamya meteorite find
On November 7, 1971 in the Menzies district of Western Australia a Station worker, R. Blizzard, found the stone that weighed 914 grams in a shallow depression (1 cm) in the soil.
The meteorite was later classified as a H6 chondrite and it is now in the Western Australian Museum.



      
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