[meteorite-list] Yale scientists confirm rock that hit Wolcotthouse was meteorite, might have caused Friday 'boom'

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:16:09 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_rOWVkw0us1Y7c-vGx8j_p4Kvw-fc+Dr1kQPS3H=GQYg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Good question. I guess this one slipped under the radar, so to speak.

So, no offense to the Peabody Nat. Museum, but who verified it? If it
was the curator of Central American Antiquities, then I'll wait for
further verification.

Best regards,

MikeG

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On 4/23/13, Stuart McDaniel <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> Why are we just now hearing about this???
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawn Alan
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 8:56 PM
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] Yale scientists confirm rock that hit Wolcotthouse
> was meteorite, might have caused Friday 'boom'
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> Hello Listers,
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> It confirmed Wolcott had a meteorite fall and its in my neck of the woods
> kinda :)
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> Take a look at the news link .
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> Shawn Alan
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> By Martin O?Sullivan
> Special to the Register
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> Yale scientists confirm rock that hit Wolcott house was meteorite, might
> have caused Friday 'boom'
>
> WOLCOTT ? A rock that caused damage to a Wolcott home over the weekend has
> been confirmed by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History as a meteorite.
>
> Peabody spokeswoman Melanie Brigockas said it was determined to be "one of
> the most common types of meteorites," ordinary chondrite.
>
> The meteorite has a thin, black crust from burning as it entered the Earth's
> atmosphere, and a light grey interior, according to a Peabody release.
>
> Larry Beck called the Police Department Saturday morning to report that a
> rock crashed through his roof Friday night.
> Although it had not been confirmed as such, ?all indications say that it is
> probably a meteorite,? said Police Chief Edward Stephens earlier Tuesday. He
> said, after comparing pictures of actual meteorites to the rock in question,
> ?it does appear to be a meteorite.?
>
> http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/23/news/doc5176cbca458bc888165062.txt
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