[meteorite-list] Possible Meteorite Over North Carolina

From: JoshuaTreeMuseum <joshuatreemuseum_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:07:04 -0400
Message-ID: <FC9677E122304162B5BCBF9BE2CD2DC8_at_ET>

I like the part about the three propulsion systems:


http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110322/ARTICLES/110329902/-1/news06?Title=Possible-meteorite-lights-up-sky-911-phone-lines&tc=ar

Possible meteorite lights up sky, 911 phone lines


Published: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 9:31 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 9:31 p.m.
A possible meteorite entering the Earth's atmosphere Tuesday evening had 911
centers in Southeastern North Carolina fielding multiple phone calls from
concerned residents.

Lisa Weldrick, a supervisor at the New Hanover County 911 Communications
center, said callers described witnessing what appeared to be a large
meteorite crossing the sky at a steep angle before burning out shortly after
7:30 p.m. She said callers described it as a shooting star and one man said
it looked like it had three propulsion systems.

Authorities in Brunswick and Pender counties also received multiple calls,
with some reports suggesting the meteorite had actually landed, but that
could not be verified Tuesday evening.

Meteorites are usually remnants of asteroids or comets that survive a fall
to the ground through Earth's atmosphere, according to Meteorite.org. But
some have proven to be pieces of moon or Mars that broke off after an impact
event and traveled through space.



- Brian Freskos
Received on Wed 23 Mar 2011 03:07:04 PM PDT