[meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

[Jeff Grossman]

The odds may not be as astronomical as you 
think.  I estimate that the probability that 3 
out of 6 random people were born in the same month is just over 10%.

jeff

At 02:41 PM 8/30/2006, Michael Farmer wrote:
>That is amazing though, how with only 6 witnessed falls in the last 200
>years of CO3 meteorites, 50% of them are in July! Those are some
>astronomical odds!
>Mike Farmer
>
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>
>Yes, I noticed that too.  Could just be a
>coincidence, however.  The dates are almost 2 weeks apart.
>
>jeff
>At 02:21 PM 8/30/2006, Bjorn Sorheim wrote:
>
>
> >Michael Farmer wrote:
> > >Hello everyone, well here is the preliminary
> > >classification data on the MOSS Norway meteorite fall.
> > >Dr Jeff Grossman is doing the classification and he
> > >sent me the following information a little while ago.
> >.....
> >
> > >Avg Fa PMD
> > >Kainsaz (CO3.2) 11.8 70
> > >Felix (CO3.3) 18.4 70
> > >Ornans (CO3.4) 19.0 68
> > >Lance (CO3.5) 21.2 63
> > >Warrenton (CO3.7) 33.9 21
> >
> > >Moss 19.9 65
> >
> > >This puts Moss between Ornans and Lance,
> >
> >Yes, you are so right Dr Grossman! Just look here:
> >
> >Ornans , Fall 11th July, 19:15h 1868
> >Moss,     Fall 14th July, 10:15h 2006
> >Lance,    Fall 23rd July, 17:20h 1872
> >
> > From The Catalogue (2000).
> >
> >Makes you think, don't it! Seems to be a connection here.
> >Any info on the trajectory at those falls?
> >
> > >although I
> > >don't think that
> > >difference is significant.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Bjørn Sørheim
> >http://home.online.no/~bsoerhei/astro/meteor/060714/moss.html<Fresh
> >'Moss'...
> >
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Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman       phone: (703) 648-6184
US Geological Survey          fax:   (703) 648-6383
954 National Center
Reston, VA 20192, USA