(meteorobs) Neuschwanstein Meteorite recovery!

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• From: Ed Majden <epmajden@shawdot ca>
• Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:10:42 -0800
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    Dr. Jeremy Tatum just sent me an article on the photographic
triangulation recovery of the Neuschwanstein meteorite.  See: EOS,
Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Volume 84 Number 39 30 September
2003, p. 393-394.  This is the fourth recovery of a meteorite resulting from
a photographic network triangulation.  The first was Pribram (H5 ordinary
chondrite) which fell on 7 April 1959.  The second was Lost City, Oklahoma
(H5 chondrite) January 1970.  The third was the Canadian MORP meteorite,
Innisfree in Alberta recovered in 1977.  Innisfree was a rarer LL5
amphoterite.  Analysis of the 1st sample of Neushchwanstein indicates that
it is a EL6 enstatite chondrite.  A 2nd sample is still under study.  Of
special interest, the orbit appears to be practically identical to the
earlier Pribram meteorite.
    It is sad that the European Network is the only photographic network
still in operation.  MORP and the Prairie Networks were shut down.  Video
networks are being set-up but so far none has resulted in a meteorite
recovery.  One day, we hope to get lucky!

Ed Majden
EMO Sandia Bolide Detection Station
Courtenay, B.C. Canada

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