2118? Did you have to mention Aphophis? Cheers Steve Dunklee
--- On Tue, 2/26/13, Robin Whittle <r...@firstpr.com.au> wrote: > From: Robin Whittle <r...@firstpr.com.au> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk 1.8 kg mass found - 105 year period? > To: "karmaka" <karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de> > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 12:58 AM > Hi Martin, > > Thanks for this link: > > > source: http://rt.com/news/meteorite-rush-biggest-fragment-404/ > > in which someone commented: > > Every 105 years? 1803 L'Aigle, 1908 Tungusta, 2013 > Chelyabinsk, 2118? > > Being a meteorite newbie I didn't recognise the first > reference, but found: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Aigle_%28meteorite%29 > > In the early afternoon of 26 April 1803 a > meteorite shower of > more than 3000 fragments fell upon the town of > L'Aigle in Normandy > (France). > > . . . > > The L'Aigle event was a real milestone in the > understanding of > meteorites and their origins because at that > time the mere > existence of meteorites was harshly debated, > if they were > recognised their origin was controversial, > with most commentators > agreeing with Aristotle that they were > terrestrial, and witnessed > meteorite falls were treated with great > skepticism. > > It is a L6 type ordinary chondrite. > > > - Robin > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list