Bob Loeffler via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> writes:
> "It was very lucky that this meteorite hit the rock first," Langhof > explained. "If it hits soft ground, an iron meteorite will be buried four or > five metres down, and you > won't find it afterwards. It's gone." > > Huh? Sounds very fishy to me. If an iron meteorite hits soft ground like peat, that is quite possible. An iron meteorite weighing tens of kg or more probably wont reach terminal velocity, so if it hits soft peat, it will be very hard to find. But in this case it hit a rock, then the forest ground and it should not be buried. Yet, no meteorite was seen. Which leaves a likely explanation: Somebody had already removed it and did not report it. And that is a sad situation, since the material found is not sufficient for proper classification. And the finder has a lump of iron of limited value. If properly confirmed as an iron meteorite, I think it will be the first iron meteorite with known orbit. -- Steinar ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
