I read about that meteorite in collision earth by Peter Grego.
From: Bernd Pauli HD [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: Meteorite Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [meteorite-list] Leonid Meteorite
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 17:49:05 +0100
Rick inquired:
I was wondering is there a documented for sure 100%
meteorite that came from the comet Temple Tuttle? We
know that the Leonids come from this comet. Just maybe
their is meteorite out there? Rick
Ron responded:
In theory, it is possible for a meteorite to occur from
a meteor shower. However, I have heard of no confirmed
case of a meteorite being recovered from a meteor shower.
It appears that most of the particles are dust particles,
and while they put on a good show entering the Earth's
atmosphere, most of them burn up in the process.
Hello R R L(ist),
The only rather doubtful candidate was the 4-kg Mazapil, Zacatecas,
Mexico medium octahedrite (IAB) which is said to have fallen during
a star shower. The locality was the Conception del Oro Ranch, 13
km east of the town of Mazapil.
At about 9 o'clock p.m. a ranchman went to the corral to feed some
horses, when he suddenly heard a loud sizzling noise followed by a
loud thud. From a hole in the ground they soon reovered a hot stone,
which they could barely handle. The date: Nov 27, 1885.
It was postulated that these raining stars had originated from
meteors associated with the Biela-Gambart comet. This comet had
been discovered in 1826, and its orbital elements calculated but
it had since been lost after it separated into two parts in 1846.
From then on it slowly but steadily diminished in size. Well, this
report could never be definitely verified so that it must remain
doubtful!
Reference:
BUCHWALD, V.F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites, Volume 2, pp.
808-813.
Best regards,
Bernd
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