[meteorite-list] Maybe a Mexican Carancas?

From: Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:16:18 +0100
Message-ID: <4B752A72.1070007_at_wanadoo.nl>

Doubts are now being raised about there being any crater or impact damage. See
Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy blog for a summary:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/02/11/breaking-mexican-meteorite-impact/

Also, I want to point out right ahead that the suggestion that this was a piece
of the Russian Kosmos 2421 satellite coming down is NOT correct. See:

http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2010/02/mexican-impactfireball-event-is-not-due.html

- Marco

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Received on Fri 12 Feb 2010 05:16:18 AM PST