[meteorite-list] this day in meteorite history

From: Jerry Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:10:50 -0500
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It's special for me to share Ensisheim's birthday!
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From: "Greg Catterton" <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
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> 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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