[meteorite-list] "Flaming rocks"???

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:08 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C8692C5F01_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

> 16-year old Shawn Coleman was walking home from a friends hour--
> when he saw something shooting down from the sky--into his front
> yard. Shawn kicked snow on the flaming rock to cool it off--then
> ran in to show his family.

When is this myth about hot meteorites going to die??!
"Flaming rocks"? We have Hollywood to thank for this
misconception. --Rob
Received on Fri 09 Feb 2001 05:36:47 PM PST