[meteorite-list] Lost City dog?

Piper R.W. Hollier piper at xs4all.nl
Sun Jul 25 18:04:56 EDT 2010


Dear Shawn, Ed, Bob, Mike, Dieter, Martin, and other listers,

In light of the extensive and often controversial discussions on this 
list concerning the "Nakhla dog," there is a relevant detail of the 
Lost City meteorite fall that could be mentioned here, taken from the 
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's August 1971 report on their 
study of the fall:

"We were probably only a few hours too late in our recovery [of the 
main mass] to meet the requirements of those biochemists interested 
in organic compounds in meteorites. Judging from the footprints 
around the meteorite and the stained snow immediately adjacent to it, 
we believe this object to have been seriously contaminated by a dog 
or some other canine."

We are fortunate that the likes of Hopper and Brix, with a little 
guidance from their human companions, have more recently been much 
better behaved!

For those who may be curious about the details of the SAO's study of 
the Lost City fall, their report can be read online: 
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1971SAOSR.336.....M

Best wishes,

Piper




More information about the Meteorite-list mailing list