[meteorite-list] Meteorite Lands in Sri Lanka

From: Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Dec 6 16:01:19 2004
Message-ID: <01ae01c4dbd6$bc296410$0200a8c0_at_S0031628003>

AHHHH, I thought it was 47 KILOGRAMS, it is only 47 grams.
No one could have seen a 47 gram iron falling trailing smoke, since the
smoke would have stopped miles in the air.
Forget about this one, sounds like BS to me .
Mike Farmer
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From: "Ron Baalke" <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
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Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Lands in Sri Lanka


>
>
> http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/12/07/new12.html
>
> Meteorite lands in Polonnaruwa
> by Manjula Fernando
> Daily News (Sri Lanka)
> December 7, 2004
>
> Further studies are being conducted into the fallen meteorite found at
> the Sankabodhi Viharaya, Polonnaruwa by the Arthur C Clarke Institute
> for Modern Technologies to find its definite origin.
>
> The tests are to determine whether the object which shows certain
> magnetic qualities, is from the asteroid belt, inner solar system or
> outside the solar system, Dr. Chandana Jayaratne said.
>
> This asteroid which fell to the Sankabodi Viharaya on November 27,
> creating a fissure 3.6 cm in length, 3.3 cm in width and 3 cm in depth
> has now been confirmed to be a rare type iron meteorite by the Arthur C
> Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies after an X-Ray Fluorescence
> Spectrometry analysis and several other tests, Dr. Jayaratne said.
>
> A resident monk has seen a blue smoke tail when it came down. According
> to eye witnesses the object was shining metallic blue but within 24
> hours it has turned brownish black due to oxidation after contact with
> oxygen in the earth's atmosphere.
>
> The meteorite weighing 47.015 grms. consists of elements Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe
> and Zn and was the first outer space object to be tested since the
> setting up of the meteorite testing laboratory at the Clarke Institute.
>
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