[meteorite-list] Spectacular Fireball Over Australia

From: GeoZay_at_aol.com <GeoZay_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:57 2004
Message-ID: <146.25c4591b.2d9ca914_at_aol.com>

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>>A MYSTERY "fireball" that fell from the sky and reportedly struck the
earth so hard it shook buildings like a mini-earthquake had North
Queenslanders scratching their heads last night.<<
There's a good chance that a meteorite hit the ground with this fireball, but
the "shook buildings..." effect was most likely airborne sonics caused by the
objects passing thru the atmosphere.
George Zay

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Received on Wed 31 Mar 2004 06:07:00 PM PST


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