[meteorite-list] New fall in Finland!
From: Frederic Janik <fred_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:13:10 2004 Message-ID: <3EAA79D6.000001.01908_at_DBSWPJ0J> --------------Boundary-00=_6CAYQL80000000000000 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_7CAYLVC0000000000000" --------------Boundary-00=_7CAYLVC0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Pekka.=0D =0D So we will not have a Pitsusj=E4rvi meteorite then :(=0D =0D Have a nice week-end all=0D =0D FJ=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Pekka Savolainen=0D Date: samedi 26 avril 2003 14:14:11=0D To: Frederic Janik=0D Cc: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com; meteorit-l@ursa.fi=0D Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New fall in Finland!=0D =0D =0D =0D =0D Hello, Frederic and the list,=0D =0D We was contacted Johannes Kultima yesterday, and it seems, =0D the hole is not meteorite-origin, there are 2 layers of ice on=0D the lake, and the bottom layer of ice is intact.=0D No pieces was found on ice or between the layers. So the most =0D possible explanation is, the flood water between two ice layers =0D has been in high pressure and is erupted trough the weak upper layer =0D and made the hole.=0D =0D Also the structure of the hole is not at all like any meteorite-made =0D I have seen. This kind of smaller holes are quite commmon here=0D in the spring-time, this one just happened to be a bigger one... =0D =0D So, at the moment I=B4m 99% sure, this is a hoax. The "bolide" mentioned=0D in the news seems to be some brighter one from Lyrides. There were also=0D a brighter one sporadic one reported in the middle of Finland, but this w= as=0D too far from the Lake Pitusj=E4rvi and also too small to be a dropper.=0D =0D Mr. Kultima has taken several samples from the broken ice, and they=B4ll=0D be checked in the university of Helsinki next week by prof. Martti Lehtinen=B4s =0D team. Anyway, also prof. Lehtinen=B4s opinion at the moment is, the hole= is made =0D by the flood water.=0D =0D have a nice weekend,=0D =0D pekka =0D =0D Frederic Janik wrote:=0D =0D Hi Everyone. This was all over the news in here.=0D =0D Have a nice week-end.=0D =0D Fr=E9d=E9ric Janik=0D =0D =0D http://ww2.yle.fi/pls/show/page?id=3D221951 =0D =0D =0D Experts Look for Meteorite in Finnish Lapland=0D =0D 25.04.2003, 20.27=0D A meteorite is believed to have come down in the far north-western =93arm= =94 of Finnish Lapland. A large hole appeared sometime between Monday and Wednes= day in the ice of Lake Pitsusj=E4rvi. On Tuesday a bright light was seen in t= he sky. =0D =0D =0D =0D According to Johannes Kultima, an expert at the Geophysical Observatory o= f Sodankyl=E4, the flash and the hole may have been the result of a meteori= te. =0D Another possible cause of such a hole could be flood water that got stuck between layers of ice. =0D The hole in the ice is about three metres wide and seven metres long, and there is no radiation coming from it. =0D Researchers from the Sodankyl=E4 Observatory went to Pitsusj=E4rvi to exa= mine the site on Friday. =0D A total of 13 meteorites have been found in Finland so far. =0D YLE Radio News Finnish News Agency =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D -- =0D =0D =0D =0D =0D Pekka Savolainen=0D Jokiharjuntie 4=0D FIN-71330 Rasala=0D FINLAND=0D =0D + 358 400 818 912=0D =0D Group Home Page: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin=0D Group Email Address: eurocoin_at_smartgroups.com=0D =0D =0D =0D =20 --------------Boundary-00=_7CAYLVC0000000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <META content=3D"IncrediMail 1.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <!--IncrdiXMLRemarkStart> <IncrdiX-Info> <X-FID>FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000</X-FID> <X-FVER></X-FVER> <X-CNT>;</X-CNT> </IncrdiX-Info> <IncrdiXMLRemarkEnd--> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=3D#ffffff background=3D"" scroll=3D= yes ORGYPOS=3D"0" X-FVER=3D"3.0"> <TABLE id=3DINCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D2 width=3D"100= %" border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=3DINCREDITEXTREGION style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width=3D"100%"> <DIV>Thanks Pekka.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So we will not have a Pitsusj=E4rvi meteorite then :(</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have a nice week-end all</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>FJ<BR> </DIV> <DIV id=3DIncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=3Dreceivestrings> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href=3D"m= ailto:pekka.savolainen_at_dlc.fi">Pekka Savolainen</A></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> samedi 26 av= ril 2003 14:14:11</DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href=3D"mai= lto:fred_at_panadox.com">Frederic Janik</A></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Cc:</B></I> <A href=3D"mai= lto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.= com</A>; <A href=3D"mailto:meteorit-l_at_ursa.fi">meteorit-l@ursa.fi</A></DI= V> <DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: [mete= orite-list] New fall in Finland!</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR><BR><BR>Hello, Frederic and the list,<BR><BR>We = ; was contacted Johannes Kultima yesterday, and it seems, <BR>the hole is= not meteorite-origin, there are 2 layers of ice on<BR>the lake, an= d the bottom layer of ice is intact.<BR>No pieces was found on ice or bet= ween the layers. So the most <BR>possible explanation is, the flood water= between two ice layers <BR>has been in high pressure and is erupted trou= gh the weak upper layer <BR>and made the hole.<BR><BR>Also the structure = of the hole is not at all like any meteorite-made <BR>I have seen. This k= ind of smaller holes are quite commmon here<BR>in the spring-time, this o= ne just happened to be a bigger one... <BR><BR>So, at the moment I=B4m 99= % sure, this is a hoax. The "bolide" mentioned<BR>in the news seems to be= some brighter one from Lyrides. There were also<BR>a brighter one sporad= ic one reported in the middle of Finland, but this was<BR>too far from th= e Lake Pitusj=E4rvi and also too small to be a dropper.<BR><BR>Mr. Kultim= a has taken several samples from the broken ice, and they=B4ll<BR>be chec= ked in the university of Helsinki next week by prof. Martti Lehtine= n=B4s <BR>team. Anyway, also prof. Lehtinen=B4s opinion at the mome= nt is, the hole is made <BR>by the flood water.<BR><BR>have a nice weeken= d,<BR><BR>pekka <BR><BR>Frederic Janik wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3Dmid:3EAA4112.000003.01908_at_DBSWPJ0J type=3D"cite"> <META content=3D"IncrediMail 1.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <TABLE id=3Drem_INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D2 width=3D= "100%" border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=3Drem_INCREDITEXTREGION style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FO= NT-FAMILY: Arial" width=3D"100%"> <TABLE border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DSystem>Hi Everyone. This was all over the news = in here.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DSystem>Have a nice week-end.</FONT></STRONG></D= IV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3DSystem>Fr=E9d=E9ric Janik</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif"><STRONG><A href= =3D"http://ww2.yle.fi/pls/show/page?id=3D221951">http://ww2.yle.fi/pls/sh= ow/page?id=3D221951</A> </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif"><STRONG>Experts= Look for Meteorite in Finnish Lapland</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><I><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D1>25.= 04.2003, 20.27</FONT></I></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D2= >A meteorite is believed to have come down in the far north-western =93ar= m=94 of Finnish Lapland. A large hole appeared sometime between Monday an= d Wednesday in the ice of Lake Pitsusj=E4rvi. On Tuesday a bright light w= as seen in the sky. </FONT></STRONG></TD> <TD><IMG height=3D128 src=3D"http://www.yle.fi/tvuutiset/uutiset/upics/pi= tsusjarvi2.jpg" width=3D160 border=3D0 moz-do-not-send=3D"true"> </TD></T= R> <TR> <TD><IMG height=3D1 src=3D"http://www.yle.fi/yle24/kuvat/tyhja2.gif" widt= h=3D220 moz-do-not-send=3D"true"> </TD> <TD><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P> <TABLE width=3D400 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><FONT face=3D"Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D2>Accordin= g to Johannes Kultima, an expert at the Geophysical Observatory of Sodank= yl=E4, the flash and the hole may have been the result of a meteorite. </= FONT> <P><FONT face=3D"Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D2>Another p= ossible cause of such a hole could be flood water that got stuck between = layers of ice. </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3D"Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D2>The hole = in the ice is about three metres wide and seven metres long, and there is= no radiation coming from it. </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3D"Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D2>Researche= rs from the Sodankyl=E4 Observatory went to Pitsusj=E4rvi to examine the = site on Friday. </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3D"Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D2>A total o= f 13 meteorites have been found in Finland so far. </FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3D"Verdana,Arial, Helvetica, Sans-serif" size=3D2><I>YLE Ra= dio News Finnish News Agency </I></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P= ></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=3Drem_INCREDIFOOTER width=3D"100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D"100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=3D"100%"><BR></TD> <TD id=3Drem_INCREDISOUND vAlign=3Dbottom align=3Dmiddle><BR></TD> <TD id=3Drem_INCREDIANIM vAlign=3Dbottom align=3Dmiddle><BR></TD></TR></T= BODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!--/blockquote--><BR><PRE class=3D= moz-signature cols=3D"$mailwrapcol">--=20 Pekka Savolainen Jokiharjuntie 4 FIN-71330 Rasala FINLAND + 358 400 818 912 Group Home Page: <A class=3Dmoz-txt-link-freetext href=3D"http://www.smar= tgroups.com/groups/eurocoin">http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin</= A> Group Email Address: <A class=3Dmoz-txt-link-abbreviated href=3D"mailto:e= urocoin_at_smartgroups.com">eurocoin@smartgroups.com</A> </PRE><BR> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=3DINCREDIFOOTER width=3D"100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 width=3D"100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=3D"100%"></TD> <TD id=3DINCREDISOUND vAlign=3Dbottom align=3Dmiddle></TD> <TD id=3DINCREDIANIM vAlign=3Dbottom align=3Dmiddle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><SPAN id=3DIncrediStamp><SPAN dir=3Dltr><F= ONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D2>______________________= ______________________________<BR><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2><= A href=3D"http://www.incredimail.com/redir.asp?ad_id=3D309&lang=3D9">= <IMG alt=3D"" hspace=3D0 src=3D"cid:2700FB84-C244-4C76-A20F-04A9C66F5501"= align=3Dbaseline border=3D0></A> <I>IncrediMail</I> - <B>Email has= finally evolved</B> - </FONT><A href=3D"http://www.incredimail.com/redir= =2Easp?ad_id=3D309&lang=3D9"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>= <B><U>Click Here</U></B></FONT></A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></BODY></HTML> --------------Boundary-00=_7CAYLVC0000000000000-- --------------Boundary-00=_6CAYQL80000000000000 Content-Type: image/gif; name="IMSTP.gif" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-ID: <2700FB84-C244-4C76-A20F-04A9C66F5501> R0lGODlhFAAPALMIAP9gAM9gAM8vAM9gL/+QL5AvAGAvAP9gL////wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAACH/C05FVFNDQVBFMi4wAwEAAAAh+QQJFAAIACwAAAAAFAAPAAAEVRDJSaudJuudrxlEKI6B URlCUYyjKpgYAKSgOBSCDEuGDKgrAtC3Q/R+hkPJEDgYCjpKr5A8WK9OaPFZwHoPqm3366VKyeRt E30tVVRscMHDqV/u+AgAIfkEBWQACAAsAAAAABQADwAABBIQyUmrvTjrzbv/YCiOZGmeaAQAIfkE CRQACAAsAgABABAADQAABEoQIUOrpXIOwrsPxiQUheeRAgUA49YNhbCqK1kS9grQhXGAhsDBUJgZ AL2Dcqkk7ogFpvRAokSn0p4PO6UIuUsQggSmFjKXdAgRAQAh+QQFCgAIACwAAAAAFAAPAAAEEhDJ Sau9OOvNu/9gKI5kaZ5oBAAh+QQJFAAIACwCAAEAEAANAAAEShAhQ6ulcg7Cuw/GJBSF55ECBQDj 1g2FsKorWRL2CtCFcYCGwMFQmBkAvYNyqSTuiAWm9ECiRKfSng87pQi5SxCCBKYWMpd0CBEBACH5 BAVkAAgALAAAAAAUAA8AAAQSEMlJq7046827/2AojmRpnmgEADs= --------------Boundary-00=_6CAYQL80000000000000-- Received on Sat 26 Apr 2003 08:21:42 AM PDT |
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