Fwd: [meteorite-list] Meteorites On Display In Orissa, India
From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:35 2004 Message-ID: <20031023215103.96727.qmail_at_web12702.mail.yahoo.com> --0-1918406655-1066945863=:96473 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Probably a misquote from a mistranslation of the Indian language. Bet it was meant to be "between Mars and Jupiter" not "from" Mars or Jupter. If so the asteroid belt is the origin. Steve Schoner/ams CMcdon0923_at_aol.com wrote: Meteorites are magnetic and contain an alloy of iron and nickel mixed with silicate materials. The geologists say the meteorites that struck the state may have their origin either in Jupiter or Mars. Sigh...... Ignorance is bliss....or so they say. > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 From: Ron Baalke To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List) Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites On Display In Orissa, India Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:32:36 -0700 (PDT) http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?id=44071 Meteorites on display in Orissa Sampad Mahapatra ndtv.com October 23, 2003 Bhubaneshwar - Three pieces of the extra-large meteorite that lit up the sky along coastal Orissa last month have been recovered from two villages in Kendrapara district. These are now on display at the Geological Survey of India office in Bhubaneswar for the people to have a closer look. The meteorites had caused considerable panic across the state on the night of September 27 when they crashed. As a result the extra-terrestrial objects, weighing between 500 grams and 5.7 kilograms, have aroused great curiosity especially among the school students. "I had read of these in our geography books, but I hadn't ever seen it. To see and touch it has been a great learning experience," said Shobhna Shroff, student. Meteorites are magnetic and contain an alloy of iron and nickel mixed with silicate materials. The geologists say the meteorites that struck the state may have their origin either in Jupiter or Mars. But exact details about its genesis, content and geological age will be known after laboratory tests. The pieces will be sent to the Indian Museum in Kolkata after the city exhibition for display along with nearly 600 similar pieces of meteorites. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search --0-1918406655-1066945863=:96473 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <DIV>Probably a misquote from a mistranslation of the Indian language. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bet it was meant to be "between Mars and Jupiter" not "from" Mars or Jupter.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If so the asteroid belt is the origin.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Schoner/ams<BR><BR><B><I>CMcdon0923_at_aol.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Meteorites are magnetic and contain an alloy of iron and nickel mixed with silicate materials. The geologists say the meteorites that struck the state may have their origin either in Jupiter or Mars.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Sigh......<BR><BR>Ignorance is bliss....or so they say.</FONT> <BR><BR>> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 <BR>From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE_at_ZAGAMI.JPL.NASA.GOV><BR>To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List)<BR>Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites On Display In Orissa, India<BR>Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:32:36 -0700 (PDT)<BR><BR><BR><BR>http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?id=44071<BR><BR>Meteorites on display in Orissa<BR>Sampad Mahapatra<BR>ndtv.com<BR>October 23, 2003<BR><BR>Bhubaneshwar - Three pieces of the extra-large meteorite that lit up the sky <BR>along coastal Orissa last month have been recovered from two villages in <BR>Kendrapara district.<BR><BR>These are now on display at the Geological Survey of India office in <BR>Bhubaneswar for the people to have a closer look.<BR><BR>The meteorites had caused considerable panic across the state on the night of <BR>September 27 when they crashed.<BR><BR>As a result the extra-terrestrial objects, weighing between 500 grams and <BR>5.7 kilograms, have aroused great curiosity especially among the school students.<BR><BR>"I had read of these in our geography books, but I hadn't ever seen it. To see <BR>and touch it has been a great learning experience," said Shobhna Shroff, student.<BR><BR>Meteorites are magnetic and contain an alloy of iron and nickel mixed with <BR>silicate materials. The geologists say the meteorites that struck the state <BR>may have their origin either in Jupiter or Mars.<BR><BR>But exact details about its genesis, content and geological age will be known <BR>after laboratory tests. The pieces will be sent to the Indian Museum in Kolkata <BR>after the city exhibition for display along with nearly 600 similar pieces of <BR>meteorites.<BR><BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR>Meteorite-list mailing list<BR>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><p><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://shopping.yahoo.com/?__yltc=s%3A150000443%2Cd%3A22708228%2Cslk%3Atext%2Csec%3Amail">The New Yahoo! 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