[meteorite-list] Mexican fall and Lorton, VA update

From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:56:15 -0800
Message-ID: <7C640E28081AEE4B952F008D1E913F1702C5C6D2_at_0461-its-exmb04.us.saic.com>

Hi Guys,

My take on the Mexico fall is that it obviously didn't produce a crater,
and since no images or video have shown up it may be some time before
the exact fall location is known. (By now, I assume most people know it
was NOT a reentering piece of Russian space debris.)

As for Lorton, as far as I know no finds beyond the doctor office
hammer stone have been recovered. (And obviously nothing *could*
have been found in the last couple weeks as everything in the area
is buried under several feet of snow.) I suppose if it gets warm
enough that roof snow starts melting, an inadvertent find might
be made as a result of a roof leak discovery.

--Rob

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Yeah, I ask about Lorton and meteorite fall legalities and I get
crickets also.

Maybe something off-topic would get a reply. ;)



On 2/15/10, Mike Hankey <mike.hankey at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been thinking the same thing. But considering no pictures or
> followup has come out kinda makes you wonder. I'm thinking it's a
> crashed UFO or government plane or a Latvian hoax. If it was a
> meteorite wouldn't there be more coverage and some pics?
>
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2010, at 10:07 PM, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Funny, a meteorite list doesn't comment too much on a possible
>> meteorite crater event.
>>
>> chirp chirp go the crickets...
>>
>>
>> On 2/12/2010 10:49 AM, Meteorites USA wrote:
>>> Any word on the "crater"? There's no new news on it other than to
>>> thought it was a Russian spy satellite crashing to Earth, and then
>>> another report supposedly ruled that out. Other reports are saying
>>> it never happened and there's no seismic data suggesting an event of

>>> this magnitude.
>>>
>>> Any ideas, news?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/11/2010 1:04 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote:
>>>> Interesting that reports of a 30 meter crater was created, but USGS

>>>> real time earthquake reporting doesn't show any event near the
>>>> reported impact site...
>>>>
>>>> One would imagine such an impact would have set off the
>>>> seismometers, no?
>>>>
>>>> Patiently waiting for video...
>>>> --
>>>> Richard Kowalski
>>>> Full Moon Photography
>>>> IMCA #1081
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