[meteorite-list] New Jersey Meteorite That Hit Home To Be Displayed

From: Matt Morgan <mmorgan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:51:52 -0700
Message-ID: <45B7D4F8.1050705_at_mhmeteorites.com>

Did I miss it, but has any REAL scientific study been done on this
suspected meteorite?
This is a lot of hubbub for piece of metal.
Matt

Ron Baalke wrote:
> http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/NEWS01/70124021/1004/living
>
> Meteorite that hit home to be displayed
> Associated Press
> January 24, 2007
>
> NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- It caused a sensation earlier this month
> when it crashed through the roof of a Freehold Township family's home,
> landing in the bathroom.
>
> Now members of the public will have a chance to catch a glimpse of the
> golf ball-sized, silvery meteorite that came to the Garden State from
> outer space, Rutgers University announced Wednesday.
>
> Rutgers' geology museum in New Brunswick plans to hold a one-day display
> of the meteorite during its annual open house, scheduled for Saturday.
> Admission is free.
>
> Two geologists from Rutgers, along with an independent metallurgist,
> helped Freehold Township police and the homeowners, the Nageswaran
> family, identify the golf-ball-sized, 13-ounce object as a metal-rich
> meteorite, possibly from the deep interior of a broken-up asteroid.
>
> The Nageswarans recently said they were still deciding what to do with
> their meteorite, but wanted it to serve an educational purpose.
>
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