[meteorite-list] Molina de Segura, Spain meteorite fall Christmas Eve 1858

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:05:24 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <7758.3189.qm_at_web53202.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Dear List Members,

  An interesting article about the Molina de Segura fall in Spain on Christmas Eve 1858.

Spain?s Biggest Meteorite Strike Remembered 150 Years On
ScienceDaily (Dec. 24, 2008) ? Early on Christmas Eve, 1858 ?people who in the streets, on pathways and in the fields saw a magnificent ball of fire appear, which shone with a brilliant, blinding light and all the colours of the rainbow, obscured the light of the moon and descended majestically from the sky?.
  For the whole story go to the link:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081224094630.htm

  Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
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