List: I would say 'Yes' If a stone lands in a swimming pool (man made) it will sink and hit the bottom of the pool. Would it be a hammer if the pool were empty? What if a meteorite landed in a birdbath - a hammer? That's my gram's worth. Greg S.
---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:39:12 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [meteorite-list] Is Pena Blanca Springs meteorite a hammer stone????? > > Hello Listers, > > I have a good question I was doing some searching around on the net today and > I came across an article called > > THE PENA BLANCA SPRING METEORITE, > BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS > > BY > > John T. Lonsdale University of Texas, Austin Texas > > With in the article it was stated that the meteorite plunged into a swimming > pool feed by natural spring water hence where the meteorite got its name. I > have also read this meteorite was recovered from a pond, stock pond. Now can > these natural spring water swimming pools be man made and if so was the one > on Gages ranch about 9.5 miles southeast of Marathon in Brewster County, > Texas man made as well? If thats the case wounldnt Pena Blanca Springs > meteorite be a HAMMER STONE? > > Good indication that can suggest that this swimming pool/ pond could be man > made is that after the pool was drained about 4 feet below normal level to > recover some of the meteorite fragments. In order to drain a pool/pond there > has to be some construction implemented in order to achieve that? > > Down below is some points taken from the article and also a link to the whole > article. Please take a look and share your thoughts on what you think. > > Abstract > The Pena Blanca Spring meteorite fell August 2, 1946, in the swimming pool at > the headquarters of the Gage Ranch near Marathon in Brewster County, Texas. > Twenty-four people were within a few hundred feet of the point of fall, and > one person saw the meteorite in flight. Many interesting incidents were > accurately reported. > > As far as known, man has never constructed a device in which to trap > a meteorite falling to the earth. Had he done so, possibly he could not > have improved upon the swimming pool at the headquarters of the Gage > ranch about 9.5 miles southeast of Marathon in Brewster County, Texas. > This swimming pool received the Pena Blanca Spring meteorite with a > violent splash at about 1:20 p.u. on August 2, 1946. The meteorite is > named from the spring which forms the swimming pool and which is > an historic landmark in the region. > > http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM32/AM32_354.pdf > > Lastly, why I brought this up is because in numerous cases I have read > swimming pool and swimming pool means man made. But again the word can be > subjective. > > Shawn Alan > IMCA 1633 > eBaystore > http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html > > > ______________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
