[meteorite-list] Re: Lunar Meteorite article

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:14 2004
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000003900001EB3_at_paulinet.de>

>The first Antarctic meteorite was discovered in 1912 by an Australian
> expedition. However, because most meteorites come from asteroids,
> it wasn't until 1981 that any of them were identified as originating from
> the moon.

Ron wrote:

> I didn't know this. I always thought the first Antarctic meteorite was
> by the Japanese in the 1970's. Does anyone have any additional
> details on the 1912 meteorite?

This is probably a misunderstanding and the authors refer to the ADELIE LAND
L5 chondrite which, in fact, was found by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
of 1911-1914.

Best regards,

Bernd
Received on Thu 15 Apr 2004 12:56:30 PM PDT