[meteorite-list] Meteor Chunks Crash In South Suburb - illinois

From: pkmorgan_at_rmci.net <pkmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:52 2004
Message-ID: <26893.156.153.254.2.1048791624.squirrel_at_webmail.velocitus.net>

If you check out the video clip in the "FeedRoom" link you get a much
better view of the object in question.

FYI and Regards,
Phil

> Hi All,
>
> Where's the fusion crust on the meteorite pictured at the
> following link?
>
> http://www.nbc5.com/news/2067595/detail.html
>
> Could the image be THAT overexposed that it looks grey
> and orange on the outside? Given the past track record
> of such stories, I wouldn't quite be at the point of booking
> a flight to Chicago based on this image. I admit that
> the bolide story sounds better than usual, but I temper
> that enthusiasm with the knowledge that it occurred around
> midnight, which is the worst time for a meteoroid in terms
> of surviving atmospheric passage. --Rob
>
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Received on Thu 27 Mar 2003 02:00:24 PM PST