[meteorite-list] Meteorite Question of the Day - February 11, 2006

2006-02-11 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Question of the Day - February 11, 2006

2006-02-11 Thread Peter Marmet
Mbosi , Tanzania, 1930 Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.spacerocksinc.com/feb-question-2006.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Question of the Day - February 11, 2006

2006-02-11 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
In a message dated 2/11/2006 7:09:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mbosi , Tanzania, 1930 Peter __ Thanks Peter, I found the picture doing a web search. It had no description other than it's weight. Best wishes, Michael Johnson

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Question of the Day - February 11, 2006

2006-02-11 Thread Peter Marmet
From the Tanzania homepage: Mesurant plus de 3 m de long, et pesant plus de 15 tonnes, la météorite de Mbozi (sur la route de Mbeya) est la troisième plus grande météorite du monde. Découverte en 1942. Translation: More than 3 meters long, more than 15 t, the 3rd largest in the world.

Re-2: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Question of the Day - February 11, 2006

2006-02-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Peter was quick enough to say: Mbosi, Tanzania, 1930 Michael kindly wrote: I found the picture doing a web search. It had no description other than its weight. I concur but Buchwald says its estimated weight is 16 tons. The main mass pictured in the meteorite quiz is a protected monument.

Re: Re-2: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Question of the Day - February 11, 2006

2006-02-11 Thread Peter Marmet
It seems Meteorites A to Z is correct - as always! - with the date of discovery: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp03101931.html Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter was quick enough to say: Mbosi, Tanzania, 1930 Michael kindly wrote: I found the picture doing a web search. It had no

Re-2: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Question of the Day - February 11, 2006

2006-02-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Peter writes: The Meteorites A to Z says: Mbosi with s, discovered in 1930!? That's what Buchwald says too: A large mass partly embedded in the soil but not associated with a crater, was reported in 1930 by W.H. Nott, a private surveyor ... the mass had, how- ever, been known for generations by