[meteorite-list] Tata-Foumzgit Martian Fall. The most significant fall of this century?

From: dorifry <dorifry_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:15:18 -0500
Message-ID: <15AD58C0A68A4E268BC01DA9E253D75B_at_DoriPC>

If life has been confirmed on Mars, wouldn't the President have called a
press conference?

Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
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From: "Count Deiro" <countdeiro at earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tata-Foumzgit Martian Fall. The most
significant fall of this century?


> Michael has asked:
>
>>Would it be safe to say, that the new Martian "Tata" fall is the most
>>significant meteorite fall of the 21st century, and perhaps of the
>>last 50+ years?
>
> Not even close, Mike if by century, you were referring to falls observed
> through the 1900's. Take Nakhla for example. Witnessed fall. Immediate
> collection by experts and responsible for stirring the fuel under that
> most famous of all Martian arguments....is there is, or is there was
> ..life on Mars. Chock full of fossilized nanobacteria, biomorphs and
> whatever else they found last month that is being written up at this
> writing.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Count Deiro
> IMCA 3536
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Jan 12, 2012 9:09 AM
>>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>Subject: [meteorite-list] Tata-Foumzgit Martian Fall. The most significant
>>fall of this century?
>>
>>Hi List,
>>
>>Would it be safe to say, that the new Martian "Tata" fall is the most
>>significant meteorite fall of the 21st century, and perhaps of the
>>last 50+ years?
>>
>>All things considered, this has the makings of a very significant
>>event for science. This is the most pristine sample of Mars to arrive
>>in labs for a long time, if ever. Even the freshest NWA finds cannot
>>compare to fresh stones collected less than a year after the fall.
>>The unbroken stones and larger fragments will supply science with
>>unaltered, unoxidixed material for research. This new Martian is
>>going to be widely studied, so I hope everyone is getting their
>>microprobes warmed up in anticipation.
>>
>>Word has it that institutions and museums have been allocated a
>>sizeable amount of material in terms of trades and donations, so there
>>appears to be plenty of it available for study. It is safe to say
>>that this new meteorite (whatever the official name turns out to be)
>>will appear in a lot of papers and journals over time.
>>
>>For science, this is the next best thing to a manned sample-return
>>mission. For collectors this is best thing since sliced bread. The
>>only thing that could have made this fall better, from a collector's
>>standpoint, is if a stone had bounced off a Bedouin tent and struck a
>>camel in the hump. But, you can't have your cake and eat it too. ;)
>>
>>So, what is the going consensus on the details of this fall?
>>
>>Nickname - Tata or Foumzgit (mostly "Tata")
>>
>>TKW - several kilograms, probably less than 10kg. Much of this is in
>>the form of large whole stones and large broken stones and that
>>material has been absorbed into collections and is not likely to
>>return to the market. Ballpark figure of material to be available
>>eventually on the collector market is probably "a few kilos" (2-3kg?)
>>
>>Date of fall - July of 2011 (certain), actual date - July 25, 2011?
>>Other reports say earlier in July (13-15?)
>>
>>Time of fall - day or night? (night?)
>>
>>Type - Shergottite, shocked, silver-grey matrix with black shock
>>veins. Glossy fresh black fusion crust.
>>
>>Misc - witness reports include an audible explosion and popping sounds.
>>
>>Does all of that sound about right?
>>
>>
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