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

From: dorifry <dorifry_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:35:16 -0500
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Michael,
Seriously, that never ceases to be funny! That has to be one of the longest
running inside jokes ever. I can't even remember who started it.

Phil Whitmer
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Housetop


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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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