[meteorite-list] New Australian fall

Michael Fowler mqfowler at mac.com
Fri Sep 18 20:39:29 EDT 2009


> And I think it might be interesting to note this article, where Dr.
> Philip Bland can be quoted as stating that Eucrites are not, in fact,
> from Vesta.
> Go figure.
>
> http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/6075299/rare-meteorite-found-in-outback/
>
> Regards,
> Jason

Jason,

You were a little bit hasty or misleading in your summarizing of Dr  
Bland.

see quote below from the article you cited.  (and to think that we are  
always criticizing reporters for getting it wrong!)

Mike Fowler
Chicago



""Dr Bland says most basalt meteorites, like the one found in the  
Nullarbor, originate from a large asteroid called Vesta but the  
Bunburra Rockhole meteorite is different.

"Our little guy can't be from Vesta, the composition is all wrong," he  
said.""





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