[meteorite-list] My take on Nakhla

From: David Weir <dgweir_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:51 2004
Message-ID: <3C520A89.60D81A_at_earthlink.net>

"Matson, Robert" wrote:
>
> Hi Ron and List,
>
> Regarding the Nakhla re-wording:
>
> "A rain of 40 stones fell from the sky in 1911 near Nakhla in Egypt. The
> falls were preceded by an appearance of a cloud and detonations,
> frightening local residents. There is an eyewitness account that one of
> the fragments hit a dog. Attempts to authenticate the dog story have been
> inconclusive thus far."

I think that removing the most sensational portion of this story, that
the dog was actually killed by the meteorite, renders the story more
believable. By contrast, knowing the full story makes me more apt to
disbelieve the whole dog event ever happened at all.

David
Received on Fri 25 Jan 2002 08:46:49 PM PST