[meteorite-list] Baszkówka- Was: Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

bernd.pauli at paulinet.de bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Mon Jul 30 13:23:06 EDT 2007


Marcin wrote: "I have information that Baszkowka was hot when it was found."

See also: 

PILSKI A.S. et WALTON W. (1998) Baszkowka, Mt. Tazerzait, and
Tjerebon - Chips off the same block? (Meteorite!, Vol. 4-1, 1998,
pp. 12-15, p. 12):

"... and at a depth of 25 cm he found something hard and *warm*"

But, we should keep in mind that this happened in mid-summer, on August 25,
1994, at 15:50 hrs (local time). The hot afternoon summer sun and, consequently,
the hot soil will have played a crucial role!

Bernd




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