[meteorite-list] Whole individual

[Pat Brown]

Hi Listees..

I consider an individual to be the meteoroid body that
traversed the atmosphere for long enough to create
crust and sculpt the surface with flight markings,
flow lines, rounded edges etc. 

A fragment is a broken part of an individual. The
fragmentation can happen as a result of striking the
ground or can happen in the atmosphere at a low enough
altitude and velocity that further crust formation or
flight marking are not possible.

Comments? Reactions? Rants?

Best Regards,
           crusty

--- joseph_town at att.net wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> What is the exact definition of a whole individual?
> Is it considered whole as long as it hasn't been
> altered by man? To me any stone that was found is a
> whole individual or at least an indivdual even
> though it may have fragmented in flight. What are
> the parameters?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
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