[meteorite-list] Museum investigation: 'Probably a rock, not meteorite'

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:40:03 -0700
Message-ID: <SNT117-W60A9F8F82B6612E567F20DD2110_at_phx.gbl>

Yes - and we could make very large impenetrable meteor "Nets," to catch the meteors before they touch the ground.

Greg S.

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> From: MeteorHntr at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:38:59 -0400
> To: veomega at gmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Museum investigation: 'Probably a rock, not meteorite'
>
> In a message dated 4/13/2010 4:29:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> veomega at gmail.com writes:
> "Then, on the bounce, it touches the Earth and becomes the Property of
> The State."
>
> So if a meteoroid embeds itself into your car, or you catch it before
> it hits the ground (ya, improbable as it seems), or if bounces off a
> cow and you catch it, does it belong to you now since it did not
> become a meteorite?
>
> - YvW
> ***************
>
> Veomega,
>
> As I understand, the St. Louis meteorite hit a car and stayed in it while
> it was being driven down a city street. On an aside, I don't think the
> City of St. Louis asserted any claim that it was their property.
>
> Steve Arnold
> of Meteorite Men
>
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