[meteorite-list] New fall in Germany 1.3kg Braunschweig

From: Thomas Kurtz <Thomas.Kurtz_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:26:50 +0200 (CEST)
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Hi list,

there is a new fall in Germany, which I think was not posted yet in our list. (intense discussions in German met. forum)

Some few facts:
Ordinary chondrite (L6), still under classification.
Fall in 23 or 24 April-2013 , ~2am local time.
Only one eye-witness which saw the end of the bolide and heard one detonation later.
One ear-witness who heard the bang on the ground while he was watching TV.
Only one poor picture is available from a meteor camera due to a very cloudy night.
1.3kg fell directly into a parking place of a private house, hundreds of broken pieces scattered around, also to the road. Some were pulverised by cars. Fortunately most of them were recovered, by quick reaction of Rainer Bartoschewitz.
Second larger piece (left one from picture 2) is now exhibited in Ries Crater museum, at least until Sept. 2013 (214,1 g major piece).
The individual meteorite demaged the paving stones. (=hammer fall?)
The recovery of the paving stones around the striking hole failed due to a complete structure change caused by the impact. (Their collapsed to sand grains, which was first not visible on the paving stones. There is a breathtaking picture of this in the museum)
The "nose cone"-shape of the individual was reconstructed (inteligent guessing) by Karl Wimmer and shows that probably more individuals separeted from the main mass. (map with best estimation for a strewn field is available. So far no further finds known)
Enjoy:
http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/lokales/Braunschweig/meteorit-fiel-in-braunschweig-vom-himmel-id990080.html

See some of you soon in Ensisheim,

Regards from Weil der Stadt, (birth town of Johannes Kepler)

Thomas Kurtz
Received on Thu 20 Jun 2013 12:26:50 PM PDT