[meteorite-list] Kola peninsula meteorites found

From: Steinar Midtskogen <steinar_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:34:14 +0200
Message-ID: <87k37xvv8p.fsf_at_latinitas.org>

"Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com> writes:

> The Google translation of the Finnish press release said one of the
> meteorites was given the field name "Annama" after a nearby river
> where it was found? Is this also the "unofficial" or generic field
> name that is being used for this meteorite fall?

In the Ural Federal University article,
http://urfu.ru/en/news/news/5444/

 "Now RAS Committee is preparing to apply to the international
  Meteoritical Bulletin. It is suggested that the meteorite should be
  called ?Annama meteorite?, for it fell near Annama river."

So, this is the unofficial name at the moment, but might well become the
official name.

The fairly elongated debris field runs in the same direction as the
river, so any new finds will also likely be within a few km of the
river.

-- 
Steinar

Received on Tue 01 Jul 2014 01:34:14 PM PDT