Talk:Cape York meteorite

message: How did the Inuit obtain the iron and work it into tools? Are there coal deposits nearby that could be used to make a forge? PhilUK 21:53, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I presume that the metal was cold forged into tools, with whale blubber? and cold hammered into shape, small harpoon heads and hand knives? We need coal and coke to reduce iron ore because iron exists on earth as oxides it has literally rusted with oxygen in the atmosphere. Think of these meterorites as massive ignots of nickel iron from space. The metal and tools produced was inferior to manufactured ones, a reason it seems why their location was surrendered when manufactured knives etc became available.Koonan the almost civilised 18:05, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iron 

message: How come the fragments of this space rock did not shatter into much smaller pieces on impact? This sort of strike normally doesn't leave such big splinters - compare the Sikhote-Alin meteorite (Octahedrite, coarsest) which may have been slightly bigger than the Cape York one, and where the fracturing was far more complete. Is it because near-solid iron, as opposed to rock, would be less susceptible to blowing into a myriad of fragments? 83.254.151.33 (talk) 05:15, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Cape York, Willamette meteorite, Mbozi meteorite, Bacubirito meteorite and Hoba meteorite are iron-nickel alloys (density c. 8), they might had a "low trajectory". Willamette meteorite, Mbozi meteorite, Bacubirito meteorite and Hoba meteorite have an aerodynamically advantageous flat form and Cape York hit ice (density 0.9167). Fractures allow a pressure build up, this might be another point. All are iron meteorites. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 06:08, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

text: The terminal velocity (free fall) is lower than the velocity in space/ orbit. --Chris.urs-o (talk) 07:20, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  State of preservation 

message: The 1897 dates for Peary's discovery of three fragments strikes me as terribly chauvinistic. Surely Inuit knew of these fragments long before that? Can anyone justify using 1897? Cstaffa (talk) 14:13, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inuit discovery 

message: If Inuit had been using this meteorite as a source of iron for centuries, the found date was obviously far earlier than 1894.
FFS, I'm an old white male and even I find it absurd that a thing known about for hundreds of years doesn't count as found until an old white guy decides to go and find it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:1443:80B9:5F3:AFD0:80EC:8B8B (talk) 00:00, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  How can found date be 1894? 

message: See also Younger Dryas impact hypothesis. Are there already theories which connect these specimens to the Hiawatha Glacier impact crater? prokaryotes (talk) 12:40, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Impact Crater? 

message: Isn't the Cape York meteorite a major plot point in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.174.127.112 (talk) 01:12, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: yes it is it is what the stand arrow is made of which plays a prominent role in part four Diamond is Unbreakable and part five Golden Wind I hope this helps. 71.14.253.152 (talk) 16:45, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  New "In popular culture" section?