[meteorite-list] Geological team finds parts of meteorite-INDIA
From: Atul Kumar <Atul_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:01 2004 Message-ID: <006001c386cd$a2d98d50$6400a8c0_at_CPQ10328228826> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C386A3.B987C5A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=3DIEQ20030929145648&Page=3DQ&= Title=3DORISSA&rLink=3D0 Geological team finds parts of meteorite BHUBANESWAR: A two-member team from the Geological Survey of India (GSI) = has located what could be called `parts' of the meteor in Kaptipada = block of Mayurbhanj. The remnants, according to Director, GSI B.K. Mohanty, resemble slags = and are dark in colour. However, these fragments are small in size and = also light in weight. He said these parts of the meteor were retrieved from around the gutted = hut in Kaptipada. These fragments were probably responsible for the fire = in the thatched house, he said. However, there could still be a bigger remnant of the meteor from which = the smaller ones emanated, Mohanty said adding, the team was looking for = it. The main portion could be lying buried somewhere. Since a meteor = travels at a tremendous speed after entering the Earth's atmosphere, any = bigger remnant would pierce into the latter's surface. However, the team has now been instructed to visit Balasore and Bhadrak = to find if any remnant has landed there. The team would return to = Bhubaneswar on Tuesday with the fragments. On Monday, a second GSI team was sent to Mahakalpara block under = Kendrapara district where a 6 kg stone-like object was found by = villagers in Suniti. ********Fwd By Atul Kumar- Calumet Astronomical Society*************** ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C386A3.B987C5A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D4><B><BIG><A=20 href=3D"http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=3DIEQ20030929145648&a= mp;Page=3DQ&Title=3DORISSA&rLink=3D0">http://www.newindpress.com/= Newsitems.asp?ID=3DIEQ20030929145648&Page=3DQ&Title=3DORISSA&= rLink=3D0</A></BIG></B></FONT></P> <P><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D4><B><BIG>Geological team = finds parts of=20 meteorite</BIG></B></FONT></P> <P><SMALL><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>BHUBANESWAR: A two-member team = from the=20 Geological Survey of India (GSI) has located what could be called = `parts' of the=20 meteor in Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj.<BR><BR>The remnants, according = to=20 Director, GSI B.K. Mohanty, resemble slags and are dark in colour. = However,=20 these fragments are small in size and also light in weight.<BR><BR>He = said these=20 parts of the meteor were retrieved from around the gutted hut in = Kaptipada.=20 These fragments were probably responsible for the fire in the thatched = house, he=20 said.<BR><BR>However, there could still be a bigger remnant of the = meteor from=20 which the smaller ones emanated, Mohanty said adding, the team was = looking for=20 it. The main portion could be lying buried somewhere. Since a meteor = travels at=20 a tremendous speed after entering the Earth's atmosphere, any bigger = remnant=20 would pierce into the latter's surface.<BR><BR>However, the team has now = been=20 instructed to visit Balasore and Bhadrak to find if any remnant has = landed=20 there. The team would return to Bhubaneswar on Tuesday with the=20 fragments.<BR><BR>On Monday, a second GSI team was sent to Mahakalpara = block=20 under Kendrapara district where a 6 kg stone-like object was found by = villagers=20 in Suniti.</FONT></SMALL></P> <P><SMALL><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2>********Fwd By Atul Kumar- = Calumet=20 Astronomical Society***************</FONT></SMALL></P> <P><SMALL></SMALL> </P> <P><SMALL><FONT = size=3D2></FONT></SMALL> </P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01C386A3.B987C5A0-- Received on Mon 29 Sep 2003 05:07:04 PM PDT |
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