[meteorite-list] Wolf Creek total mass

[Walter Branch]

Hi Frank and List,

You are absolutely right.  Considering the factors you identifed, it is
amazing that it works at all.

-Walter Branch
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Prochaska" <fprochaska at verizon.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 2:16 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Wolf Creek total mass


> Frankly, with the thousands of "official" meteorites from hundreds
> of states and countries in which scores of languages are spoken which are
> written in a number of alphabets and syllabaries (sp? - looking for the
word
> for methods of writing like kanji, not really an alphabet), let alone
issues
> like ancient American Indian place names in locations where the primary
> language is English, it's a wonder little errors like this are not much
more
> common.  I think the NomCom does a wonderful job, given their scope,
> resources, and circumstances.
>
>
>
> Frank Prochaska
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of David
Weir
> Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 10:41 AM
> To: Herbert Raab
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Wolf Creek total mass
>
> Herbert Raab wrote:
> > Bob WALKER writes:
> >
> >
> >>Defintely WOLFE Creek with an e
> >>
> >>At least the Western Australian government and a map says so...
> >>they can't all be wrong can they hmmm
> >
> >
> > They can be wrong. The place may well be named Wolfe Creek (with "e"),
> > but the meteorite is oficially named Wolf Creek (without "e").
> > Wolfe Creek is not even registered as a synonym.
>
> I guess that's a bit like the official NomCom misspelling of the Lake
> "Okeechobee", FL meteorite, the meteorite incorrectly spelled Okechobee,
> and no synonyms listed either. It makes you wonder how such a thing
> occurred.
>
> David
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