Hi Greg, No, can't be tied to Comet Thatcher, unfortunately. The meteoroid came from a direction less than 30 degrees elongation from the sun. The Lyrid radiant was in a very different part of the sky at the time of the fall.
Cheers, Rob -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thunder Stone Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [meteorite-list] CM CA-Meteorite Fall and the Lyrid Meteor Shower All: I would like to congratulate Robert Ward for his (out of this world) find, and the best of luck to everyone else out in the field hunting. Could this be part of the Comet Thatcher (C/1861 G1)? As this 'fall' occurred during the tail end of the Lyrid Meteor Shower. I have heard some of the most primitive C-Chondrites may have come from comets. Could this help substantiate this? Is there any way the main body could be traced back to the comet's dust? This discovery is amazing... just when you think the best has happened, something better occurs. That N. American Lunar is on it's way... I just know it. All the best, Greg S. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
