[meteorite-list] Question regarding Vaca Muerta Strewnfield

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Hello Felipe and List,

Your online coordinates online for Vaca Muerta (25° 45' S / 70° 30' W) look good
because there is an article in Meteoritics [PEDERSEN H. et al. (1992) Vaca Muerta
mesosiderite strewnfield (Meteoritics 27-2, 1992, 126-135)] and on page 128 the
authors write:

"In Table 1 and Fig. 2, we give the (x,y) coordinates of each mass relative to
 the most distant large mass, VM 5 (= 557 kg), which is at 25° 50' S, 70° 23' W.

Using the method of least squares (minimizing orthogonal distance) and giving equal weight
to each of the 80 masses, we have determined the azimuth of the strewnfield to be 109° East
of north. The fall zone is 700-800 m above sea level."

Best of luck for your
Vaca Muerta hunt,

Bernd