[meteorite-list] NP Article, 03-1933 Pasamount Fall, Nininger
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:13:08 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV128QRmzeyNt00007550_at_hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02A3_01C30982.174F0940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Reno Gazette=20 City: Reno, Nevada=20 Date: Monday, March 27, 1933 Page: 5 SEEKING METEOR IN NEW MEXICO DENVER, Colo., March 27 - (AP) - H. H. Nininger, curator of = meteors for the Colorado museum of natural history, is convinced a = blazing meteor that traced a fiery path across the dawn in three states = Friday came to rest in northeastern New Mexico. By scientific means, Nininger has determined the meteor fell within = a region bounded roughly by Wagon Mound, Savinoso, Mosquereo, Roy and = Mills, N. M. "There is strong evidence that meteor, one of the most spectacular = seen in this part of the world in a number of years, slipped and fell in = several pieces," Nininger said. "However, I believe all the pieces fell = within an area of a few square miles." Nininger made his calculations after interviewing a number of = persons who witnessed the meteor's fall. "The meteor was a ball of fire that flashed four times as it = traversed the upper layers of the atmosphere, making a very brillant, = white light," he said. "It was seen by persons in widely separated = sections, it reached about six miles about the earth when it quit = glowing, it was traveling at a very low angle, almost parallel to the = surface of the earth." Nininger was at Clovis, N.M., when the meteor fell. He = immediately set out on an attempt to find it but after determining the = approximate location of its landing place, returned to Denver. Mark Note: Nininger did trace down this meteorite. It was the = Pasamount, Eucrite. This meteorite fell March 24, 1933 at 5:00am local = time. More then 75 pieces were found with a total weight of 3.62kg. = (Meteorites A to Z). ------=_NextPart_000_02A3_01C30982.174F0940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type = content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=3DMailContainerBody=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; = COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: = none"=20 leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 acc_role=3D"text" CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"v" = /><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"o" /> <DIV>Title: Reno Gazette <BR>City: Reno, Nevada <BR>Date: Monday, March = 27,=20 1933<BR>Page: 5</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>SEEKING METEOR IN NEW MEXICO</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> DENVER, Colo., March 27 - (AP) - H. = H.=20 Nininger, curator of meteors for the Colorado museum of natural history, = is=20 convinced a blazing meteor that traced a fiery path across the dawn in = three=20 states Friday came to rest in northeastern New=20 Mexico.<BR> By scientific means, Nininger has = determined=20 the meteor fell within a region bounded roughly by Wagon Mound, = Savinoso,=20 Mosquereo, Roy and Mills, N. M.<BR> "There is = strong=20 evidence that meteor, one of the most spectacular seen in this part of = the world=20 in a number of years, slipped and fell in several pieces," Nininger = said.=20 "However, I believe all the pieces fell within an area of a few square=20 miles."<BR> Nininger made his calculations after = interviewing a number of persons who witnessed the meteor's=20 fall.<BR> "The meteor was a ball of fire that = flashed=20 four times as it traversed the upper layers of the atmosphere, making a = very=20 brillant, white light," he said. "It was seen by persons in widely = separated=20 sections, it reached about six miles about the earth when it quit = glowing, it=20 was traveling at a very low angle, almost parallel to the surface of the = earth."<BR> Nininger was at Clovis, N.M., = when the=20 meteor fell. He immediately set out on an attempt to find it but = after=20 determining the approximate location of its landing place, returned to=20 Denver.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Note: Nininger did trace down this meteorite. It was the = Pasamount, Eucrite. This meteorite fell March 24, 1933 at 5:00am local=20 time. More then 75 pieces were found with a total weight of = 3.62kg.=20 (Meteorites A to Z).<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_02A3_01C30982.174F0940-- Received on Wed 23 Apr 2003 11:21:23 AM PDT |
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