Hi all - If anyone has MAPS at hand, I would be most interested in the citations of Tacitus and Pytheas.
best wishes - ep --- Bernd Pauli HD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Doing some research for a radio slot, and am > intrigued by the "Kaali" > > meteorite which fell in Estonia around 400BC; in > the brief net > > searches I've done so far I've found intriguing > references to the Sun > > being blocked out by the impact, localised > environmental devastation > > and even "human casualties"... Couple of websites > say that there's a > > large crater in Estonia, and several (as many as > 8?) smaller craters > > nearby, but am just wondering if anyone out there > has any more > > specific info about this impact? Thanks in advance > for all info / > > help, Stu > > Hello Stu and List, > > Here are two scientifically reliable references: > > RASMUSSEN K.L. et al. (2000) The age of the > Kaalij�rv meteorite > craters (MAPS 35-5, 2000, pp. 1067-1071, excerpt): > > 400-370 B.C. at � 1o / The nine Kaalij�rv craters > on the Estonian > island of Saaremaa (�sel) were caused by the impact > of a fragmented IAB > iron meteorite, of which several masses have been > recovered totalling > about 2.5 kg. The largest piece recovered so far > weighs 38.4 gr (Raukas > et al., 1999). > > VESKI S. et al. (2001) Ecological catastrophe in > connection with the > impact of the Kaali Meteorite about 800-400 BC on > the island of > Saaremaa, Estonia (MAPS 36-10, 2001 pp. 1367-1375, > excerpt): > > About 800-400 B.C. a meteoroid hit a then relatively > densely populated > island, forming the Kaali meteorite impact craters. > Unfortunately the > people living at that time on the island of Saaremaa > were illiterate and > we have no direct written record of the impact > event. Indirect written > historical records interpreted as describing the > Kaali meteorite blast > event come from Tacitus (1942) and Pytheas from > Massalia. > > > Best regards, > > Bernd > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
