[meteorite-list] Meteorites that fell into the water: Bjurböle

From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:45 2004
Message-ID: <3CD4022E.E555DD68_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>

Craig wrote:

> Don't forget Bjurbole....... Craig

Thank you, Craig. How could I forget such a celebrity :-(

Best regards,

Bernd

The Bjurböle L/LL4 meteorite slammed through 40 cm of solid
ice and broke into fragments, the largest of which weighed
80 kg - the total weight was about 330-400 kg. The diameter
of the hole in the ice measured 425 x 350 cm. The depth of
the water at the impact site was 90 cm and the sea-floor
consisted of soft organic mud. There were numerous splashes
of mud around the impact hole up to a distance of 20 to 25
meters. The meteorite was finally recovered from a depth of
6 meters below the surface of the water in the clay layer
underlying the mud layer.
Received on Sat 04 May 2002 11:45:50 AM PDT