[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - this one makes me hungry

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:39:16 -0700
Message-ID: <3CA39E51-9E92-4DCB-9C16-11864F848C6E_at_meteoriteguy.com>

it clearly says the meteorite was found near the town of Corn. i was born in oklahoma and this town was always the butt of jokes.


Michael Farmer

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On Feb 18, 2012, at 7:38 AM, "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> There is another new Met Bulletin update today. NonCom has been busy
> lately. :)
>
> This update contains 3 NWA ungrouped achondrites and one food item
> meteorite - Corn.
>
> I guess for this newly approved Oklahoma meteorite, NonCom didn't use
> the closest geographic feature or town, they used the first thing
> within sight of the find area - a field of Corn. When it experienced
> the heat of atmospheric re-entry, it didn't form fusion crust, it made
> popcorn. ;)
>
> Linky -
>
> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=1&pnt=Normal%20table&dr=&page=0
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
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Received on Sat 18 Feb 2012 11:39:16 AM PST