[meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

[Michael Farmer]

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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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Preliminary MOSS meteorite classification

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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