[meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall In Sri Lanka?

From: STUARTATK_at_aol.com <STUARTATK_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:27 2004
Message-ID: <ea.2df44cae.2ab95b60_at_aol.com>

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In a message dated 18/09/02 05:14:30 GMT Daylight Time, kelly_at_bhil.com writes:


> Those of you who have read Arthur C. Clarke's novel FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE
> will recall that this is the same giant rock that was his inspiration for
> the
> location of the anchor point for the cable for the first "Space Elevator."
>
> IF it really was hit by a meteorite, Arthur would have loved it!
>

Ironically, Arthur C Clarke now lives in Sri Lanka, and is a major supporter
of projects liek SPACEGUARD, so this was right on his doorstep. But I had an
email from him this morning reassuring me it had missed him, so that's a
relief!

Stu

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 18/09/02 05:14:30 GMT Daylight Time, kelly_at_bhil.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Those of you who have read Arthur C. Clarke's novel FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE
<BR>will recall that this is the same giant rock that was his inspiration for the
<BR>location of the anchor point for the cable for the first "Space Elevator."
<BR>
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IF it really was hit by a meteorite, Arthur would have loved it!
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">
<BR>Ironically, Arthur C Clarke now lives in Sri Lanka, and is a major supporter of projects liek SPACEGUARD, so this was right on his doorstep. But I had an email from him this morning reassuring me it had missed him, so that's a relief!
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<BR>Stu</FONT></HTML>

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Received on Wed 18 Sep 2002 12:30:24 AM PDT


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