[meteorite-list] Lost City dog?

From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:25:37 -0700
Message-ID: <C191C3865F174B9089006A10D6127BD3_at_Bandli1>

There was another canine interested in meteorites. According to Whyte, A.J.
(2009) The Meteorites of Alberta. P 118: (in regards to the first Peace
River meteorite) "One fragment of this first meteorite had apparently been
found by a coyote. Perhaps disappointed that the black object was not
edible, the animal defecated on it and departed. Folinsbee and Bayrock wryly
speculated on the consequences of having this fragment's chemical
composition analyzed."

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-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Piper R.W.
Hollier
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 3:05 PM
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Lost City dog?

Dear Shawn, Ed, Bob, Mike, Dieter, Martin, and other listers,

In light of the extensive and often controversial discussions on this
list concerning the "Nakhla dog," there is a relevant detail of the
Lost City meteorite fall that could be mentioned here, taken from the
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's August 1971 report on their
study of the fall:

"We were probably only a few hours too late in our recovery [of the
main mass] to meet the requirements of those biochemists interested
in organic compounds in meteorites. Judging from the footprints
around the meteorite and the stained snow immediately adjacent to it,
we believe this object to have been seriously contaminated by a dog
or some other canine."

We are fortunate that the likes of Hopper and Brix, with a little
guidance from their human companions, have more recently been much
better behaved!

For those who may be curious about the details of the SAO's study of
the Lost City fall, their report can be read online:
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1971SAOSR.336.
....M

Best wishes,

Piper

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Received on Sun 25 Jul 2010 06:25:37 PM PDT