[meteorite-list] Orissa INDIA- Report recd from the strewn field
From: Atul Kumar <Atul_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:23 2004 Message-ID: <003d01c38e3f$a47c4fc0$0000a398_at_CPQ10328228826> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C38E15.BA3C0960 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Current conditions at the strewn field are and have been Wet wet and = WET. There was a mini cyclone last week,and it has been raining ever since. = There is knee deep water in most places and in the fields. This place is 30 KM from town in a rural coastal village.The people i = am in touch with have been waiting for the rains to subside for a number = of days now. Recovery of too much material will probably be quite difficult.The = strewn field also seems to be much smaller than initial reports. I am told Mike Farmer arrived in the area today in two vehicles.He = would be a much more reliable person for specifics on this fall and the = stones. All stones (that they could find) have been collected/confiscated by the = District Collector and there is an active power struggle going on = between two Goverment agencies as to who should get the two larger = (eggplant size) pcs and smaller ones recovered . So they are sitting in the District Revenue Collector,s office where = they can be viewed- thru a window . A government helicopter is also flying over the area twice a day???? = Not sure why- perhaps looking for larger pcs. Its all flooded anyway. Initial reports describe this as dark brown(may be the light) and VERY = magnetic.That ties in well with the metal viens news report . Would appreciate some input as to what kind of meteorite would this = probably be.=20 Or they may just have some magnetic stones completely unconnected to = the fall. Stones have been very hard to come by,but it is possible Mike Farmer = may have better luck than we did. I will have some more reports coming in later on today.I am anxious to = see some pics myself. Regards Atul Kumar ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C38E15.BA3C0960 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Current conditions at the strewn field = are and=20 have been Wet wet and WET.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There was a mini cyclone last week,and = it has been=20 raining ever since. There is knee deep water in most places and = in the=20 fields.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This place is 30 KM from town in = a rural=20 coastal village.The people i am in touch with have been = waiting for=20 the rains to subside for a number of days now.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Recovery of too much material will = probably=20 be quite difficult.The strewn field also seems to be much = smaller=20 than initial reports.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am told Mike = Farmer arrived in the=20 area today in two vehicles.He would be a much more reliable = person for=20 specifics on this fall and the stones.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All stones (that they could find) have = been=20 collected/confiscated by the District Collector and there is an active = power=20 struggle going on between two Goverment agencies as to who should get = the two=20 larger (eggplant size) pcs and smaller ones recovered = .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So they are sitting in the = District Revenue=20 Collector,s office where they can be viewed- thru a window = .</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> A government helicopter is also = flying=20 over the area twice a day???? Not sure why- perhaps looking for larger = pcs. Its=20 all flooded anyway.</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Initial reports describe this as = dark=20 brown(may be the light) and VERY magnetic.That ties in well with = the metal=20 viens news report .</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Would appreciate some input as to what = kind=20 of meteorite would this probably be. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Or they may just have some = magnetic stones=20 completely unconnected to the fall.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stones have been very hard to = come by,but it=20 is possible Mike Farmer may have better luck than we did.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will have some more reports coming in = later on=20 today.I am anxious to see some pics myself.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Atul Kumar</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C38E15.BA3C0960-- Received on Thu 09 Oct 2003 04:30:46 AM PDT |
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