[meteorite-list] Meteorite crashes near Alice Springs

From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu <lebofsky_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:24:25 -0700 (MST)
Message-ID: <56435.71.226.60.25.1224336265.squirrel_at_timber.lpl.arizona.edu>

Hello Mike:

Sorry, it is 6:00 am and I have not had my coffee yet. I read the original
article and I assume that they meant thud, not thurd (could not find that
word). However, I am assuming they did not mean, as you wrote, turd. This
seems to relate more to ice meteorites and flying cows (if this is lost to
our non-English speaking members, please contact me for a clarification).

On Sat, October 18, 2008 5:51 am, Mike Groetz wrote:
>

> http://www.streem.com.au/technology/6968-meteorite-crashes-near-alice-spr
> ings
>
>
> Meteorite crashes near Alice Springs
> Published by Streem -- Oct 18, 2008 9:51am
>
>
> Scientists and researchers will assess whether a meteorite was
> responsible for a large bang in Alice Springs last night.
>
> Residents near to Wallare Rock Hole Community reported a large turd
> followed by the shaking of ground at about 7pm local time.
>
> Police say all aircraft in the area have been accounted for and they will
> now contact the US Seismic Activity Centre to determine if a meteorite
> strike was possible.
>
> "Some other follow-ups were done with the tower here at the Alice Springs
> airport and some further enquires are going to made here today with the
> seismic monitoring station here in Alice Springs," a police spokesman
> said.
>
> So far, no evidence of a meteorite has been located.
>
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 18 Oct 2008 09:24:25 AM PDT