[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

Today''s Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 999 Contributed by: Peter Marmet http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=05/19/2021 __ EXTREMELY RARE MARTIAN AND LUNAR MAIN MASS METEORITES https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/27190/ Coming to auction

Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS

Hi Elizabeth, Bur-Abor is not considered an “unwitnessed fall” by anyone as no such designation exists. The features of this meteorite are consistent with a residency on Earth of at least decades — if not centuries...or far more; Bur-Abor is an outstanding, highly weathered meteorite.

Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS

Aside from the term "unwitnessed fall" the other issue is that in the auction description it has a fall date. The term "unwitnessed fall" should be changed to "find" and the fall date should be removed. [image: image.png] On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 8:18 AM Darryl Pitt via Meteorite-list <

Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS

This is odd, it totally  contradict what the Met.Bulletin says about that meteorite: About 50 fragments totaling 280–300 kg, the largest weighing >250 kg, were found by a family after they heard an explosion and saw a cloud of dust.  Nearby banana trees were broken, and some contained embedded