September 25, 2010
Tycho And Tektites
image by John Drummond, Possum Observatory Complex, International Astro Union Code: E94, Gisborne, New Zealand.
In the early 1960's we had no samples from the Moon and so scientists looked at what was in the meteorite collections at the time to see if anything could have come from the Moon. Maurice Collins
Technical Details
Date/Time: 2010 01 28, 10h 13m UT Telescope: 35cm (14") f10 Meade ACF SCT on Paramount. STL11K CCD. 0.005 sec, 1 x Lum (1x1). -25C
Related Links
Possum Observatory
Chapman, Dean R. (1971) Australasian tektite geographic pattern, crater and ray of origin, and theory of tektite events. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 76, No. 26, 6309–6338
Rükl plate 64
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