[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk 1.8 kg mass found - 105 year period?

[Steve Dunklee]

2118? Did you have to mention Aphophis?
Cheers
Steve Dunklee


--- On Tue, 2/26/13, Robin Whittle <rw at firstpr.com.au> wrote:

> From: Robin Whittle <rw at firstpr.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk 1.8 kg mass found - 105 year period?
> To: "karmaka" <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 12:58 AM
> Hi Martin,
> 
> Thanks for this link:
> 
> > source: http://rt.com/news/meteorite-rush-biggest-fragment-404/
> 
> in which someone commented:
> 
>   Every 105 years? 1803 L'Aigle, 1908 Tungusta, 2013
> Chelyabinsk, 2118?
> 
> Being a meteorite newbie I didn't recognise the first
> reference, but found:
> 
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Aigle_%28meteorite%29
> 
>     In the early afternoon of 26 April 1803 a
> meteorite shower of
>     more than 3000 fragments fell upon the town of
> L'Aigle in Normandy
>     (France).
> 
>     . . .
> 
>     The L'Aigle event was a real milestone in the
> understanding of
>     meteorites and their origins because at that
> time the mere
>     existence of meteorites was harshly debated,
> if they were
>     recognised their origin was controversial,
> with most commentators
>     agreeing with Aristotle that they were
> terrestrial, and witnessed
>     meteorite falls were treated with great
> skepticism.
> 
>     It is a L6 type ordinary chondrite.
> 
> 
>  - Robin
> 
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