[meteorite-list] Meteor Reported in Australia

From: Jeff Kuyken <jeff_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 30 22:42:58 2004
Message-ID: <008b01c45f15$18ab7be0$9e348690_at_mandin4f89ypwu>

G'day List,

The way I interpreted this is that it was probably a meteor fragmenting before 'burn-out'. Read this line:

>A shooting star usually just goes straight across or straight down - this one had these gradual zigzags just coming down," she said.

The resultant fragments could be seen as "zig-zags"; kind of like fireworks. I've seen this phenomena a few times myself.

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
I.M.C.A. #3085
www.meteorites.com.au


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  http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1143829.htm]

  Meteorite reported in southern WA
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  June 30, 2004

  The Perth Observatory says it has had reports a meteor has crashed
  near Walpole in Western Australia's south.

  Witnesses say they saw a large, fiery object zigzagging through the
  sky at about 5:30pm yesterday.

  The witnesses say the object left a trail of thick smoke and then
  they heard a bang.

  The observatory says it appears the object was travelling somewhere
  between Perth and Albany in a south-south easterly direction.

  Walpole resident Heather Burton was in her backyard when she saw the
  object.

  She says it was unlike a normal shooting star.

  "A shooting star usually just goes straight across or straight down
  - this one had these gradual zigzags just coming down," she said.

  Alex Bevan from the WA Museum says the reports indicate the
  sightings were the result of a fireball generated by a meteorite.

  "We're certainly picking up reports of a bright fireball and sonic
  phenomena associated - I'm absolutely sure - with the fall of a
  meteorite," Dr Bevan said.

  Dr Bevan says it will be difficult to find where the meteorite landed.

  "Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be as many observations, so
  actually pinning down where the object landed might be a bit
  difficult and in that area, the vegetation might mean searching for
  it would be difficult," he said.


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