[meteorite-list] meteorite pronunciation

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:50:22 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C8698E5B4D_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

Hi Serguei,

> In Russian it sounds like Si-ho-te Al'-in'
> Actually it is Chinise name.

How interesting! I wouldn't have guessed. Given that spelling
conversions from Cyrillic (or Chinese) are somewhat arbitrary,
one would question the choice of a "k" if no hard K sound is
in the name... --Rob
Received on Wed 03 Apr 2002 02:55:02 PM PST