[meteorite-list] Guatemala fireball

From: brian burrer <brimane_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 08:28:18 -0500
Message-ID: <CA+VWDO+1kX3FPM6o-LTgi=o3fkyFeU5pSvuVUo_ZTfLHmo+Buw_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Listees,

I received an email today from Melchor, Guatemala at the Belize
border. A fireball complete with large detonation and earth trembles
just before 9:00 last night. It appears to have headed inland perhaps
towards the ruins at Tikal. This is an area (the Peten) that can make
Sutter's Mill look like a cakewalk; dense growth, little open ground
and increasing drug-related crime (usually road bandit robberies) will
limit the numbers of hunters. There are likely 820,000 year old
tektites near there as well. With a little luck you could recover
both tektites and meteorites from the same field!

Happy hunting,
Brian
Received on Wed 02 May 2012 09:28:18 AM PDT