[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hits Mexico Leaving 30 Meter Crater in Ahuazotepec Municipality

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:29:08 -0800
Message-ID: <SNT117-W3FEB8BADFB817A4909B3DD24E0_at_phx.gbl>

Hi List:

Is this old, or did it just occur??

Greg S.


http://newsolio.com/meteor-hits-mexico-leaving-30-meter-crater-in-ahuazotepec-municipality,5224


Meteorite Hits Mexico Leaving 30 Meter Crater in Ahuazotepec Municipality

A meteorite has smashed into the ground in Mexico, leaving a 30 meter (100 feet) wide crater, reports said.

The meteorite impact was in the Ahuazotepec Municipality in Central Mexico between the cities of Puebla and Hidalgo.

The precise impact area of the meteorite was in a relatively unpopulated area and hit around 6.30pm local time, Mexican media said.

The Ahuazotepec, Mexico meteorite impact was so massive it broke windows in homes many kilometers from the epicenter and people reported buildings swaying and mass confusion. Other reports said the Mexico meteorite impact partially damaged a road and a bridge.

The Mexican military was called in to lock down the area where the apparent space rock slammed into the ground.

Initial fears where that the impact was a aircraft crashing to the ground, but that report was later dismissed.

The Central Mexico meteorite event was witnessed by countless people in the region of the impact, with people as far away as Mexico City saying they saw the burning object enter the atmosphere.

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