[meteorite-list] Questions re Chicago's Rain of Meteorites

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:46 2004
Message-ID: <001901c30926$fab3cb00$e131ef42_at_aoldsl.net>

Michael et al. The meteorite fell at 11:50 pm. It should be called Park
Forest, that is where the greatest concentration of stones fell, including
the firehouse stone. Stones also fell in Steger , Olympia Fields, and
Matteson.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood_at_cox.net>
To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 11:17 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Questions re Chicago's Rain of Meteorites


> Hi all,
> I have a few questions to which I am hoping SOMEONE knows
> the answers - in addition, I believe these would be of interest to all on
> the list, so, please send answers (if you KNOW them to be true)
> directly to the list:
> 1) I have heard/read SEVERAL accounts of the actual time of the fall.
> Given that it was supposedly videotaped by several people and fell
> in a suburb of one of the largest cities in the US, I would think a
> SPECIFIC time would be now established. The times I have been
> quoted include "between midnight at 1 AM on March 27," "at 12:33
> AM on March 27th" and "about 11:30 PM on March 26."
> Can we do better than this?
> 2) I understand Park Forest is a "suburb" of Chicago and the fall
> will likely be named "Park Forest" - however, is the location that
> will be listed for the fall going to be "Park Forest" or "Chicago?"
> 3) I am given to understand the typology assigned to the fall will
> be "L5 impact melt breccia" - is that "official?" If not, what IS
> the status of classification at this time?
> ---------
> Knowledgeable answers to these two questions would be appreciated.
>
>
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