[meteorite-list] Re: Vitim Meteorite Was Probably A Comet

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:08 2004
Message-ID: <200307251919.MAA05770_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

I'm not convinced that an impact site has been found in Siberia. An expedition to the
area found some burnt trees and some rocks claimed to be meteorites. The rocks would
be key evidence for an impact site if they are confirmed to be meteorites.
However, there has been no such confirmation yet, and have had more than ample
time to do so by now. The burnt trees may just be from a natural forest fire.
The descriptions in this article indicates that the rocks are *not* meteorites.

Ron Baalke
Received on Fri 25 Jul 2003 03:19:44 PM PDT