[meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study Suggests

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 1 16:05:38 2006
Message-ID: <003401c68529$4b168c00$6b55e146_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi, List,

    The last time this garbage made the press rounds,
I spent way too many hours digging and Googling.
The originator of this is one of those blind oblivious
monomanics who cannot be disuaded by any evidence
contrary to his notion. The red substance he has perserved is
jars of dilute bat blood. His own microphotos demonstrate
it; his own analysis demonstrates it. There is no mystery
except why he has kept flogging this silly notion to the
science press for years.


Sterling K. Webb
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From: "Pete Pete" <rsvp321_at_hotmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:50 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study
Suggests


> Still an interesting puzzler!
>
> I'm sure that this self-contradicting press release is just one more of
> the usual media screw-ups/misquotes when it comes to science.
>
> Is there somewhere else that would have more on this current statement? I
> had a look, but couldn't find anything...
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
>
>
>
> From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List)
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study Suggests
> Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 09:35:46 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
> http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7BEC0520F4-92DC-452E-AB55-AD89E642DF32%7D&CATEGORYNAME=National
>
> Kerala red rain was comet disintegration
> Ceannai Online
> May 31, 2006
>
> Kottayam, May 31: The "red rains" in Kerala five years ago was the result
> of the atmospheric disintegration of a comet, according to a study.
>
> The study conducted at the School of Pure and Applied Physics of the MG
> University here by Dr Godfrey Louis and his student a Santosh Kumar
> shows that red rain cells were devoid of DNA which suggests their
> extra-terrestrial origin.
>
> The findings published in the international journal 'Astrophysics and
> Space Science' state that the cometery fragment contained dense
> collection of red cells.
>
> Commenting on the study at a press conference here, Dr N Chandra
> Wikramesinghe, Director of Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology, UK, said
> "what makes this study most important is the similarity of the red
> particles with living cells."
>
> "If the red rain cells are finally proved to be of extra-terrestrial
> origin then that would be one of the most important discoveries in
> human history. It will change our concept about the universe and
> life," he added.
>
> The red coloured rains were reported in different parts of Kerala
> from July to September 2001.
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