[meteorite-list] July Bolide over Spain was Big Chunk of Comet
Sterling K. Webb
sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net
Mon Feb 23 12:35:01 EST 2009
List,
A July 11, 2008 bolide over Spain has its orbit traced.
It's from the Omicron Draconid meteor stream which
originated from a 1920 breakup of Comet C/1919 Q2
Metcalf. Unlike the usual tiny gravel and dust of meteor
streams, it is estimated to have been 2 tons or more,
and some of it could have reached the ground, it's
claimed. A good article and lots of photos at:
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/02/13/last-summers-fireball-in-pieces-on-the-ground/
The press release on the upcoming paper is at:
http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1557&Itemid=2
The authors' orbit reconstruction and more photos at:
http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/nov82eng.html
I found no reference on the List to this Spanish Bolide,
called the Bejar or Salamanca Bolide. Anyone who hunted
and retrieved a verified Chunk'O'Comet would immediately
have their Find moved to the Ten Most Important Meteorites
of All Time list.
Sterling K. Webb
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