Hi everyone and especially Steve Schoner, Not too long ago there was discussion about a possible connection between the Winona meteorite and the many Canyon Diablos and something just didn't seem right about that but I just couldn't put my finger on it until recently. While from what I've read there certainly could be a connection between the Winonaites and type IA irons I really doubt that Winona and Canyon Diablo fell at the same time. The reasoning behind this is I thought that Winona was a witnessed fall by Anasazi indians. I've read the stories about how the Winona meteorite was found in an indian burial ground wrapped like a small child would be. The understanding behind this was that the indians saw it fall and buried the stone the same way a child would be buried because they thought that it was a dead star which would imply that they saw it fall. Really, how would they be able to recognize it as a meteorite had they not seen it fall? I also remember reading somewhere that this fall probably occurred somewhere around 1100 (please correct me if I'm wrong) which would make this meteorite less than a thousand years old. Does anyone have any data on a possible terrestrial age of this meteorite? I'm guessing that its probally considerably less than the age of Canyon Diablo. Comments anyone? Very respectfully, Rhett Bourland www.asteroidmodels.com www.asteroidmodels.com/personal www.meteoritecollectors.org
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