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

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:22:38 -0500
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On 11/28/11, dorifry <dorifry at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
> --------------------------------------
>
> 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
>
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