[meteorite-list] Listeners Correct Auctioneer About Meteorite History

From: Paul <bristolia_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 13:10:52 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <244163.15633.qm_at_web36208.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Letters: Meteorite, All Things Considered, May 13, 2009

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104104547

 ?There were many letters in response to an interview about
the auction of the Garza Stone, a meteorite that hit a house
in Park Forest, Ill., in 2003. Listeners were quick to point
out that ? contrary to what the organizer of this auction
suggested ? there is at least one documented case of a
personbeing hit by a falling rock from outer space.?

The story commented on is:

Interviews: Why Are Meteorites So Expensive?
All Things Considered, May 12, 2009

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104065594

?Some pricey chunks of space rock are among the objects for sale
at a Dallas auction house this weekend.?

Yours,

Paul H.


      
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