[meteorite-list] Biophysicist confirms Liberal boy's meteorite discovery

From: Michael Fowler <mqfowler_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:54:19 -0600
Message-ID: <3CC1DE3A-87F1-4D59-A240-4BE52CB5EECF_at_mac.com>

Meteorite Hoax, or meteorite exaggeration?

As a meteorite hoax, it is missing many of the classic symptoms, no flaming trail, no red hot iron at the bottom of the hole etc.

Let me propose an alternate explanation: The size of the hole and the material shooting 5 feet high was an exaggeration, but it actually is a real fall.

Mike Fowler
Chicago


> Graham, All,
> Exactly what I was thinking when I saw the iron - well, that and think
> about it - a 47g meteorite just made a foot-deep crater, sending
> material five feet into the air?
> The whole story is ridiculous - such a stone should have made a little
> dent in the ground (we're talking a inch or two) - it wouldn't be
> unremarkable if someone standing fifteen feet away didn't notice it
> fall, or simply assumed someone had thrown a rock at them.
> This sounds like another sensationalist looking for their moment of fame.
> Bah.
> Jason
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> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 3:34 AM, <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com> wrote:
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> > Hi All,
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> > Strange....as there is all this talk at the moment about fresh iron 'fusion crust' then this does not look like a fresh iron fall but just like one of the treated sikhote alins I just mentioned in my last post!!!
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> > Dubious!
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> > Graham
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> > ---- Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote:
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> >> http://www.hutchnews.com/Localregional/spacerock
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Received on Thu 19 Nov 2009 12:54:19 PM PST