[meteorite-list] Questions re Chicago's Rain of Meteorites

From: dlj0202_at_access-4-free.com <dlj0202_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:46 2004
Message-ID: <3ea60af8.3347.529116559_at_access-4-free.com>

I looked at my car's clock immediately after I saw the
meteor, and it read 11:51 PM. The clock is likely about 30
seconds fast, so the actual time could be 11:50 or 11:51 pm,
but no later.

Dave Johnson

----- Original Message Follows -----
> Hi all,
> I have a few questions to which I am hoping
> SOMEONE knows the answers - in addition, I believe these
> would be of interest to all on the list, so, please send
> answers (if you KNOW them to be true) directly to the
> list: 1) I have heard/read SEVERAL accounts of the actual
> time of the fall.
> Given that it was supposedly videotaped by several
> people and fell
> in a suburb of one of the largest cities in the US, I
> would think a
> SPECIFIC time would be now established. The times I
> have been
> quoted include "between midnight at 1 AM on March 27,"
> "at 12:33
> AM on March 27th" and "about 11:30 PM on March 26."
> Can we do better than this?
> 2) I understand Park Forest is a "suburb" of Chicago and
> the fall
> will likely be named "Park Forest" - however, is the
> location that
> will be listed for the fall going to be "Park Forest"
> or "Chicago?" 3) I am given to understand the typology
> assigned to the fall will
> be "L5 impact melt breccia" - is that "official?" If
> not, what IS
> the status of classification at this time?
> ---------
> Knowledgeable answers to these two questions would be
> appreciated.
>
>
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Received on Tue 22 Apr 2003 11:39:36 PM PDT