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From: magellon <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:23 2004
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>"I saw it fall from above roof height," Siobhan told BBC News Online.
>"It looked very unusual, with a bubbled surface and tiny indentations
>like volcanic lava.
>"It was shiny on one side and looked rusty as if it contained iron.

Sounds wrongish! Sure wish they showed a pict!
Is there a URL to this story?

>The stone could have come from Mars, according to expert on Earth
>impacts Dr Benny
>Peiser, of Liverpool John Moores University.

Why do the 'experts' say these things to the press? How about "it is more
likely to have been thrown by a boy from the other side of the building?"
Perhaps it is real, but I think not! Remember the lady who 'found' ( the
bolide so many saw) in her garden? Not a meteorite!
Ken
Burnin' Desire

Rothery Melvin wrote:

> Robert Benchley would say, "I told you so."
>
> BBC NEWS BBC Sport >> Graphics version >> Change to World edition
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> Tuesday, 27 August, 2002, 12:27 GMT 13:27 UK
>
> 'Meteorite' hits girl
>
> The odds against being hit by a meteorite are billions to one - but a
> teenager in North
> Yorkshire may have had one land on her foot.
>
> Siobhan Cowton, 14, was getting into the family car outside her
> Northallerton home at 1030
> BST on Thursday when a stone fell on her from the sky.
>
> " This does not happen very often in Northallerton "
>
> Siobhan Cowton
>
> Noticing it was "quite hot", she showed it to her father Niel.
>
> The family now plan to have the stone analysed by scientists at Durham
> University.
>
> "I saw it fall from above roof height," Siobhan told BBC News Online.
>
> "It looked very unusual, with a bubbled surface and tiny indentations
> like volcanic lava.
>
> 'Shiny'
>
> "It was shiny on one side and looked rusty as if it contained iron.
>
> "I've seen shooting stars before - but nothing like this. This does not
> happen very often in
> Northallerton."
>
> Mr Cowton, 45, told BBC News Online he would take the stone to be
> analysed himself.
>
> "It is not going to leave my sight because it is a very rare find," he
> said.
>
> "It is worth a lot to Siobhan.
>
> "We will have it mounted in a glass presentation case so she can keep it
> for the rest of her
> life.
>
> "After all it is not every day you get hit by a meteorite.
>
> "The odds of winning the Lottery are better."
>
> The stone could have come from Mars, according to expert on Earth
> impacts Dr Benny
> Peiser, of Liverpool John Moores University.
>
> "It could be billions of years old and come from the earliest formation
> of the solar system,"
> he told the Daily Mail newspaper.
>
> Most meteors are between five and 60 centimetres (1.95 in and 1 ft 11.5
> in) long, according
> to Durham University physical geography lecturer Dr Ben Horton.
>
> "Sometimes they have shallow depressions and cavities," he said.
>
> Related to this story:
> Meteorite 'changed Earth's history' (23 Aug 02 | Science/Nature) Rare
> space rock 'a gem'
> (22 Jul 02 | Science/Nature) Fireball ignites scientific curiosity (12
> Oct 00 | Science/Nature)
> Meteorite records early Solar System (05 Sep 00 | Science/Nature) Rare
> space rock in
> British lab (08 Sep 00 | Festival of science)
>
> Internet links: Durham University | Liverpool John Moores University
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>"I saw it fall from above roof height," Siobhan told BBC News Online.
 >"It looked very unusual, with a bubbled surface and tiny
indentations
 >like volcanic lava.
 >"It was shiny on one side and looked rusty as if it contained iron.
Sounds wrongish!  Sure wish they showed a pict!
 Is there a URL to this story?
>The stone could have come from Mars, according to expert on Earth
 >impacts Dr Benny
 >Peiser, of Liverpool John Moores University.
Why do the 'experts' say these things to the press? How about "it is
more likely to have been thrown by a boy from the other side of the building?"
 Perhaps it is real,  but I think not! Remember the lady who 'found'
( the bolide so many saw) in her garden?  Not a meteorite!
 Ken
  <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/burnin.html">Burnin'
Desire</a>
  
Rothery Melvin wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Robert Benchley would say, "I told you so."
BBC NEWS    BBC Sport >>   Graphics version
>>   Change to World edition
 >>
News Front Page | World | UK | England | N Ireland | Scotland | Wales
|
 Politics | Business |
 Entertainment | Science/Nature | Technology | Health | Education |
 Talking Point
Tuesday, 27 August, 2002, 12:27 GMT 13:27 UK
'Meteorite' hits girl
The odds against being hit by a meteorite are billions to one - but
a
 teenager in North
 Yorkshire may have had one land on her foot.
Siobhan Cowton, 14, was getting into the family car outside her
 Northallerton home at 1030
 BST on Thursday when a stone fell on her from the sky.
" This does not happen very often in Northallerton "
Siobhan Cowton
Noticing it was "quite hot", she showed it to her father Niel.
The family now plan to have the stone analysed by scientists at Durham
 University.
"I saw it fall from above roof height," Siobhan told BBC News Online.
"It looked very unusual, with a bubbled surface and tiny indentations
 like volcanic lava.
'Shiny'
"It was shiny on one side and looked rusty as if it contained iron.
"I've seen shooting stars before - but nothing like this. This does
not
 happen very often in
 Northallerton."
Mr Cowton, 45, told BBC News Online he would take the stone to be
 analysed himself.
"It is not going to leave my sight because it is a very rare find,"
he
 said.
"It is worth a lot to Siobhan.
"We will have it mounted in a glass presentation case so she can keep
it
 for the rest of her
 life.
"After all it is not every day you get hit by a meteorite.
"The odds of winning the Lottery are better."
The stone could have come from Mars, according to expert on Earth
 impacts Dr Benny
 Peiser, of Liverpool John Moores University.
"It could be billions of years old and come from the earliest formation
 of the solar system,"
 he told the Daily Mail newspaper.
Most meteors are between five and 60 centimetres (1.95 in and 1 ft 11.5
 in) long, according
 to Durham University physical geography lecturer Dr Ben Horton.
"Sometimes they have shallow depressions and cavities," he said.
Related to this story:
 Meteorite 'changed Earth's history' (23 Aug 02 | Science/Nature) Rare
 space rock 'a gem'
 (22 Jul 02 | Science/Nature) Fireball ignites scientific curiosity
(12
 Oct 00 | Science/Nature)
 Meteorite records early Solar System (05 Sep 00 | Science/Nature) Rare
 space rock in
 British lab (08 Sep 00 | Festival of science)
Internet links: Durham University | Liverpool John Moores University
 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
News Front Page | World | UK | England | N Ireland | Scotland | Wales
|
 Politics | Business |
 Entertainment | Science/Nature | Technology | Health | Education |
 Talking Point
^^ Back to top | BBC News Home | BBC Homepage | Feedback | ©
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