[meteorite-list] First report of a New Fall!

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From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:30 2004
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Dear List Members,

We Would like to introduce a new fall.

New meteorite Thuathe, Lesotho fell on July 21, 2002=20

Incredibly this meteorite fell on the same day as Kilabo. About 27 =
kilograms is projected to be the Total Known Weight with about 19 =
kilograms recovered so far. Stones varying in size from 2 grams up to =
the main mass weight of 2,387 grams have been recovered. It was reported =
to the Meteoritical Society and the official name of Thuathe has been =
assigned. It is an H4 ordinary chondrite with a not so ordinary story. =
We will report more eye witness accounts as they come in.=20

Malineo Mantsoe of IIa Sofonia describes her experience: When the loud =
noise occurred overhead, she ran to the back of her dwelling expecting =
to see a thunderstorm, but there was none. She came to the front, just =
in time to hear wheeee-bang as a stone fell into her cooking area just =
in front of her, cracking one of her water carriers. No villager could =
have thrown a stone so fast in daylight, and it must have been a truly =
powerful thokolost to have done such a thing in broad daylight! =
Fortunately she was prepared for such occasions, because she had a =
supply of holy water blessed in church. She sprinkled it on the stone =
and elsewhere around her cooking area and house, and it worked! No more =
stones fell.=20

In other villages the locals were disgusted that black stones were =
falling out of the sky because one almost hit somebody in Ha Motloang. =
They picked up the stones and threw them as far away as they could to =
get them out of their villages. Once they overcame their superstitions =
regarding this meteorite and realized they were worth something, =
hundreds began to search for them.=20

What you see here is the first batch to reach the civilized world. We =
are expecting the bulk of the fall, another 12 kilograms to reach us =
this week. The well-defined strewn field has been scoured for months now =
so we expect only another 2 to 4 kilograms will show up after this. =
After one of our partners, thinking that all the material had been =
recovered (not possible) spoke about this fall in Tucson the word was =
out. Now a three-person team arrived yesterday from Tucson and is asking =
about the stones. Now there is a race on to see who can recover the most =
of this new fall. Good luck to the other teams and may we all win!

The samples pictured below are priced as follows:

10-50 grams $7.50 per gram

51-200 grams $7.00 per gram

201-500 grams $6.50 per gram

over 500 grams $6.00 per gram=20

Her is a link to available specimens:

http://www.lunarrock.com/thuathe/thuathe.jpg

Please email us and let us know if any of these are of interest.

All the best,

Adam and Greg Hupe

The Hupe Collection

IMCA 2185

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Dear List Members,
We Would like to introduce a new =
fall.
New meteorite Thuathe, Lesotho fell on July 21, 2002 =

Incredibly this meteorite fell on the same day as =
Kilabo. About=20
27 kilograms is projected to be the Total Known Weight with about 19 =
kilograms=20
recovered so far. Stones varying in size from 2 grams up to the main =
mass weight=20
of 2,387 grams have been recovered. It was reported to the Meteoritical =
Society=20
and the official name of Thuathe has been assigned. It is an H4 ordinary =

chondrite with a not so ordinary story. We will report more eye witness =
accounts=20
as they come in. 
Malineo Mantsoe of IIa Sofonia describes her =
experience: When=20
the loud noise occurred overhead, she ran to the back of her dwelling =
expecting=20
to see a thunderstorm, but there was none. She came to the front, just =
in time=20
to hear wheeee-bang as a stone fell into her cooking area just in front =
of her,=20
cracking one of her water carriers. No villager could have thrown a =
stone so=20
fast in daylight, and it must have been a truly powerful thokolost to =
have done=20
such a thing in broad daylight! Fortunately she was prepared for such =
occasions,=20
because she had a supply of holy water blessed in church. She sprinkled =
it on=20
the stone and elsewhere around her cooking area and house, and it =
worked! No=20
more stones fell. 
In other villages the locals were disgusted that black =
stones=20
were falling out of the sky because one almost hit somebody in Ha =
Motloang. They=20
picked up the stones and threw them as far away as they could to get =
them out of=20
their villages. Once they overcame their superstitions regarding this =
meteorite=20
and realized they were worth something, hundreds began to search for =
them.=20

What you see here is the first batch to reach the =
civilized=20
world. We are expecting the bulk of the fall, another 12 kilograms to =
reach us=20
this week. The well-defined strewn field has been scoured for months now =
so we=20
expect only another 2 to 4 kilograms will show up after this. After one =
of our=20
partners, thinking that all the material had been recovered (not =
possible) spoke=20
about this fall in Tucson the word was out. Now a three-person team =
arrived=20
yesterday from Tucson and is asking about the stones. Now there is a =
race on to=20
see who can recover the most of this new fall. Good luck to the other =
teams and=20
may we all win!
The samples pictured below are priced as =
follows:
10-50 grams $7.50 per gram
51-200 grams $7.00 per gram
201-500 grams $6.50 per gram
over 500 grams $6.00 per gram 
Her is a link to available =
specimens:
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.lunarrock.com/thuathe/thuathe.jpg">http://www.lunarroc=
k.com/thuathe/thuathe.jpg</A>
Please email us and let us know if any of these are of =

interest.
All the best,
Adam and Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
IMCA 2185</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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