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 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
