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 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
