[meteorite-list] Meteorite found in Xinjiang

From: Bernd V. Pauli <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:38:02 +0000
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000008600002954_at_10.0.100.101>

Hi Tracy and List,

"This must predate the last bout of glaciation in the area;
 note how it has a huge terrestrial rock sitting on top of it."

... unless glacial forces were strong enough to move and/or push both the
terrestrial and the celestial "rock" simultaneously into this position.

Maybe the meteorite turned out to be an obstacle for this huge terrestrial
boulder and thus put an end to its voyage right on top of it.

Maybe the meteorite had already been sitting there and the glacial boulder
bumped into it and came to rest on it for thousands of years.

In this context, it might be interesting to find out if there are "scratches"
underneath the meteorite - in other words, it may have been moved or
pushed a certain distance from its original position by the boulder.

Anyway, just a few wild guesses ;-)

Bernd
Received on Tue 19 Jul 2011 02:38:02 PM PDT