[meteorite-list] Another Meteorite Fall in India

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Sep 5 17:18:22 2006
Message-ID: <004401c6d130$cd525c00$f2e4fb44_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi, All,


    So much for the locals falling down and worshipping
the visitor from the heavens:

> They beat the meteorite with lathis and dragged it
> some distance, before immersing it in water...

    Die, Alien, Die!


Sterling K. Webb
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>
> http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/06/stories/2006090600281500.htm
>
> Meteorite fall in Rajasthan village
> The Hindu (India)
> September 6, 2006
>
> 10th incident in the State since 1995
>
> JAIPUR: A meteorite fell at Kanvarpura village near Rawatbhata, where
> the Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant is situated, on August 29.
>
> It weighs 6.8 kg and is of a rare type as it consists of 90 per cent iron.
>
> "Unspectacular event"
>
> At a press conference here on Monday, the Geological Survey of India
> (GSI) said the Kanvarpura incident was an "unspectacular event" compared
> to the meteorite shower in Gujarat recently.
>
> GSI Deputy Director-General (western region) R.S. Goyal said no
> fireworks were seen as the meteorite fell around 1:37 p.m. "The bright
> sunlight masked any glow in the sky, and the event would have probably
> gone unreported but for two shepherds who reported the matter at a
> police station."
>
> Frightens shepherds
>
> Dr. Goyal said the shepherds got frightened after the meteorite fell
> with a loud sound. They beat the meteorite with lathis and dragged it
> some distance, before immersing it in water. GSI scientists, who rushed
> to the village, recovered the meteorite with the help of the local
> administration.
>
> He said the meteorite could have caused devastation on an "unimaginable
> scale" if it had fallen on the Rawatbhata Atomic Power Plant. At least
> 10 cosmic bodies have fallen in the State, especially in its western
> parts, since 1995. The previous incident was reported at Bhuka village
> in Barmer district in June 2005.
>
>
Received on Tue 05 Sep 2006 05:18:15 PM PDT