[meteorite-list] Richardton Meteorite June 30th 1918

From: John Lutzon <jl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2019 18:09:28 -0400
Message-ID: <837852E3535D48239A06A90E22697CE6_at_Home>

Hello Steve,

Yes, very nice to see you posting again. All Best!

John Lutzon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Tettenborn via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: "Steve Schoner" <schoner at mybluelight.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2019 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Richardton Meteorite June 30th 1918


Steve,

Welcome back! Glad you are still involved. Has it been since 2003? If I remember correctly it was a spider bite that sidelined
you.

Cheers,

Mike Tettenborn

> On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:04 AM, Steve Schoner via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> The Rickardton Meteorite fall of June 30th, 1918
>
> The Richardton Meteorite of North Dakota fell at 9:48 PM, and I wonder if this fall could be related to the Beta Taurid meteor
> shower, thought to be the source for the Tunguska event of June 30th 1908. The Beta Taurids are a daylight meteor shower
> starting at sunrise here in the United States, lasting throughout the day and then below the horizon at the end of the day.
> Though improbable, could it be that the Richardton Meteorite is a member of the Beta Taurid meteor stream?
>
> Trajectory data on the Richardton meteorite could be telling if it came from the south west direction. And I have yet to find
> any observers that stated the direction from which it came.
>
> The Richardon meteorite, of which I have samples is very friable and even though it fell a hundred and one years ago, it is the
> subject of much study even today as it has isotopes that relate to having been close to the Sun, such as what one would expect of
> the parent body of the Beta Taurids.... Comet Encke. At the end of this month Earth will be in the Encke Beta Taurid meteor
> stream and astronomers will be studying it to determine if it has masses large enough to create a Tunguska event. And if so,
> there certainly will be smaller masses that could produce meteorites such as Richardton which fell on June 30th 1918. In fact
> any meteorite that fell on or around June 30th coming from the south west direction should be further examined to see if they
> have isotopic properties that one would expect having been close to the Sun.
>
> BTW:
> I have not been on the meteoritelist in some time...In fact many years since I became disabled in 2003, which pretty much
> eliminated me from hunting meteorites. So, currently I am involved in making petrographic slides, mostly of meteorites
> (Petroslides.com). If anyone on this list wishes to have thin sections made contact me at: s_schoner at msn.com .
>
> I would like to transition from this antiquated mybluelight e-mail to my petroslides e-mail at the above e-mail address.
>
> Steve Schoner
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