[meteorite-list] NJO is NOT space junk

From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:36:45 -0800
Message-ID: <7C640E28081AEE4B952F008D1E913F1702122CFF_at_0461-its-exmb04.us.saic.com>

Hi Carl,

The "New Jersey Object" is NOT space junk. It's CLEARLY terrestrial.
There is no way you get an exterior appearance like that on something
that was moving through the atmosphere at 5 miles per second. That
was the main argument against it being a meteorite in the first place.

--Rob

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All,
Yes is was space junk but does anybody have the actual analysis that was
done?
Thanks see link

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18618503/

--Thank you.
Carl or Debbie Esparza
(520) 979-9865
Meteoritemax
Received on Tue 10 Nov 2009 01:36:45 PM PST