[meteorite-list] Re: Leonid Meteorite

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:02 2004
Message-ID: <200202081651.IAA11260_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

> The only rather doubtful candidate was the 4-kg Mazapil, Zacatecas,
> Mexico medium octahedrite (IAB) which is said to have fallen during
> a "star shower".

> It was postulated that these "raining stars" had originated from
> meteors associated with the Biela-Gambart comet.

Thanks for the story. I would not expect a meteorite from a comet to
be an iron meteorite, so it is rather doubtful.

Ron Baalke
Received on Fri 08 Feb 2002 11:51:30 AM PST