Hi, So what held them back from calling this a fall? What more information did they need to swing the pendulum towards a fall as opposed to a find?
Maybe Dr Agee, Dr Garvie or someone else involved in this classification can shed some light. On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:05 AM, Matt Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mreira was submitted by me as a fall but the NomCom couldn't reach a > consensus. So it was likely witnessed as stated in the description. As you > noted Ruben it is as fresh as can be.... > Matt Morgan > > On March 11, 2014 11:00:59 AM MDT, Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> > wrote: >>Hi, >> >>When I purchased Mreira months ago I was told by the Moroccan dealers >>that it was a witnessed fall. Ok, lets be real, anyone can say >>anything in order to make a sale. However, it looks as fresh as any >>fall I've ever seen/found. >> >>Photos here: >>http://www.mrmeteorite.com/mreirameteorite.htm >> >>Read the write up - it seems to agree that it is indeed a fall. >> >>History: According to Ait Hiba Abdelhad, a fireball was seen in the >>afternoon sky on December 16, 2012, several school children saw the >>fireball explode and detonations were heard near the village of >>Mehaires, Western Sahara. Pieces were recovered approximately 40 miles >>south of Mehaires, near Mreïra, Mauritania, only a few days after the >>event. The strewn field is in the area called "Stailt Omgrain", which >>is a local nomadic name. This is south of Mehaires and north of the >>mountain "Galbe lahmar". Therefore this is a possible fall associated >>with the fireball of December 16, 2012. >> >>*******Possible fall? What else do you need? ******* >> >>Meteoritical Bulletin for Mreira >> >>http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Mre%C3%AFra&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal%20table&code=57653 > > -- > Matt Morgan > Mile High Meteorites > PO Box 151293 > Lakewood CO 80215 USA > http://www.mhmeteorites.com > Find Us on Facebook > -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
