[meteorite-list] Meteorite Lands on Home in Wolcott

From: Robin Whittle <rw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:17:09 +1000
Message-ID: <51774EB5.8040400_at_firstpr.com.au>

Hi Tom,

Thanks for this link. It is a handsome piece of asteroid to be
delivered to one's home. The damage would be quite easy to repair and
no-one was hurt. If something like this hit a person standing outside,
it would kill or seriously injure them.


http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Possible-Meteorite-in-Wolcott-204294971.html

The video shows the meteorite - a chondrite - to be burnt on most of its
outside, but one side is a fresh fracture inside this burnt area.

Would this have occurred in the roof, or can a meteorite survive being
toasted and the extreme forces this involves, and then break apart in
the atmosphere before hitting the ground?

  - Robin


> http://bit.ly/11M3pQE
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> Regards!
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> Tom
Received on Tue 23 Apr 2013 11:17:09 PM PDT