* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Home -> Astronomy News -> Meteorites -> San Juan Capistrano meteorite
Post Info TOPIC: San Juan Capistrano meteorite
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
RE: San Juan Capistrano meteorite
Permalink  
 

Name: SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Place of fall: San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S.A.
33°29'05"N, 117°39'45"W.
Date of fall: March 15, 1973, between midnight and 0400, Pacific Standard Time.
Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6).
Number of individual specimens: 2
Total weight: 56g
Circumstances of fall: The largest piece, 50.5 g, penetrated the aluminum sheeting roof of a carport in a mobile-home park and was picked up on the carport floor several hours later. The second smaller fragment, 5.5 g, was discovered about one month after the fall in the gutter of the carport roof.
Source



__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Title: The San Juan Capistrano meteorite
Authors: Finkel, R. C., Marti, K., & Jones, R. E.

The San Juan Capistrano chondrite fell on 15 March 1973; the total recovered mass was 56 g. Electron microprobe, chemical and petrographic studies show it to be a member of the H group and of petrologic type 6. Rare gas studies show that only minor radiogenic gas loss has occurred and yield a K-Ar age of 4.6 x 10^9 years and a Kr-Kr exposure age of 29 x 10^6 years. 

Read more



__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

The San Juan Capistrano (H6) meteorite fell in California, USA, on the 15th March, 1973.
A total mass of 56 g was recovered.

33° 29' 5"N, 117° 39' 45"W



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Home -> Astronomy News -> Meteorites -> San Juan Capistrano meteorite


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard