List, A July 11, 2008 bolide over Spain has its orbit traced. It's from the Omicron Draconid meteor stream which originated from a 1920 breakup of Comet C/1919 Q2 Metcalf. Unlike the usual tiny gravel and dust of meteor streams, it is estimated to have been 2 tons or more, and some of it could have reached the ground, it's claimed. A good article and lots of photos at: http://www.universetoday.com/2009/02/13/last-summers-fireball-in-pieces-on-the-ground/
The press release on the upcoming paper is at: http://www.ras.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1557&Itemid=2 The authors' orbit reconstruction and more photos at: http://www.spmn.uji.es/ESP/nov82eng.html I found no reference on the List to this Spanish Bolide, called the Bejar or Salamanca Bolide. Anyone who hunted and retrieved a verified Chunk'O'Comet would immediately have their Find moved to the Ten Most Important Meteorites of All Time list. Sterling K. Webb ------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
