[meteorite-list] Lost City dog?

From: Piper R.W. Hollier <piper_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:04:56 +0200
Message-ID: <201007252205.o6PM5Tsm018122_at_smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl>

Dear Shawn, Ed, Bob, Mike, Dieter, Martin, and other listers,

In light of the extensive and often controversial discussions on this
list concerning the "Nakhla dog," there is a relevant detail of the
Lost City meteorite fall that could be mentioned here, taken from the
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's August 1971 report on their
study of the fall:

"We were probably only a few hours too late in our recovery [of the
main mass] to meet the requirements of those biochemists interested
in organic compounds in meteorites. Judging from the footprints
around the meteorite and the stained snow immediately adjacent to it,
we believe this object to have been seriously contaminated by a dog
or some other canine."

We are fortunate that the likes of Hopper and Brix, with a little
guidance from their human companions, have more recently been much
better behaved!

For those who may be curious about the details of the SAO's study of
the Lost City fall, their report can be read online:
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1971SAOSR.336.....M

Best wishes,

Piper
Received on Sun 25 Jul 2010 06:04:56 PM PDT