[meteorite-list] Lake Titicaca meteorite - The highest witnessed fall in history

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:17:30 -0400
Message-ID: <OFD491CA47.3431C4AE-ON8525736A.0001B2B8_at_usgs.gov>

Just a second...

Tulung Dzong fell March 26, 1944, in Tibet. According to MetBase,
the coordinates are not known exactly, but the reported location is
over 4000 m, about 20 km from any ground as low as 3843 m. This
unclassified stone is held by the Geological Survey of India, Calcutta.

Jeff

At 07:14 PM 10/3/2007, you wrote:
>Woud these be a true statements?
>
>The only meteorite to fall in an area of one of the natural wonders of
>the world.
>
>The only meteorite fall know to make people ill
>
>The highest witnessed fall in history at 3,843 msl.
>
>Dr. Richard Daniels
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Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184
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Received on Wed 03 Oct 2007 08:17:30 PM PDT