[meteorite-list] Piece Of Burnt Meteorite Falls On East Delhi Housetop

From: dorifry <dorifry_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:21:17 -0500
Message-ID: <D5189B5D678F4DF29A60E4180FAD6E3A_at_DoriPC>

What the heck izzat? Click on the link for a photo. It looks like fulgurites
or tektites, but of course it's probably some kind of slag amd the kids made
up the part about seeing it fall from the sky in a ball of flame.
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http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/India/Piece_Of_Burnt_Meteorite_Falls_On_East_Delhi_Housetop-12414.html

New Delhi, Nov 28: A burning piece of space debris, probably a meteorite,
fell on the roof of a house in East Delhi's Gandhinagar area on Sunday
evening.

The house owner immediately poured water on the burnt piece after which it
broke up into small stones.

The burning meteorite piece first struck the roof and fell on the balcony
setting some clothes, a water jar and a bike on fire.

Children playing on the roof at dusk noticed the burning object falling.
Neighbours rushed with pails of water to douse the flame.

Says an eye witness Namanpreeet Kaur: "It took nearly 20 minutes to douse
the flame". The object was so hot that it burnt even a portion of the wall.

The burning meteorite later converted into several black stones.The local
police has sent the stones to a forensic lab for tests.

Phil Whitmer
Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
Received on Mon 28 Nov 2011 11:21:17 AM PST