[meteorite-list] NPA 11-16-1888 George Kunz on Cabin Creek Meteorite

[MARK BOSTICK]

Paper: Hornellsville Weekly Tribune
City: Hornellsville, New York
Date: Friday, November 16, 1888
Page: 3 (of 8)

A Meteor In Arkansas.

     In the signature of the proceedings of the United States National 
museum, just issued.  Mr. George F. Kunz gives an interesting account of the 
meteoric iron which fell in Johnson county, Ark., on March 27, 1886.  The 
report is remarkable on account of the great care bestowed by the writer 
upon ascertaining the history of the fall as observed by eye witnesses.  A 
thorough description of the iron is given.
     Its upper side is ridges and deeply indented, being in many places 
almost tin white, while the lower side is flat and covered with large, 
shallow pittings.  The writer concludes, that, after entering our 
atmosphere, the iron traveled with the ridged surface forward, the iron 
burning so rapidly as to be torn off, leaving part of the surface bright.  
The flame thus passed over the sides, and, the indented edge being downward, 
the flame was driven upward as the iron advanced.  The flat side not being 
so much exposed, the iron was not so completely consumed, hence a crust and 
large but shallow pittings.  These conditions would perhaps have been 
entirely different had the mass been round or thicker, for it evidently 
moved as straight as possible without rotating at all.  That is was found in 
the earth with the flat side down was due perhaps to the fact that it turned 
after losing its highest velocity.  Science.

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This article refers to the Cabin Creek meteorite.


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