[meteorite-list] April 6, 2008 witnessed fall-clarification
Eduardo.
rockhoundm at abaconet.com.ar
Wed Apr 9 17:47:37 EDT 2008
It did not hit a well, it was found in a hole. Just wrong translation
Eduardo
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From: mexicodoug at aim.com
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:42:26 -0400
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] April 6, 2008 witnessed fall-clarification
> Addendum, Hi Listees,
>
> I got this question privately. As strictly a news messenger, here is
> what I think:
>
> "It hit a well? Wow!"
>
> Actually, the word well is probably best translated as simply a hole
> (which is well, a natural well). I don't think the human constructed
> variety, though the other fragment(s) on the roof seems to indicate
> heavenly target practice. Probably, the 700 g specimen made a small
> tunnel in the peat or wet soil of the nursury grounds "impact hole" of
> the "plop in the mud" type. Seems the 700 gram piece tunneled a
> (fore)arm's length into the ground - so probably the hole was made by
> the rock. But this is tentative news. It could be all wet, and the
> suspected meteorite probably was, too.
>
> Best wishes and Great Health,
> Doug
>
>
> ==========================
> OK, but don't you wish you were the 29-year old "specialist" (this is
> the word used to describe him in the article), coordinator of the
> Astronomical Association there? Sorry for my terrible English:Â
> Â
> http://www.wikio.es/ciencia/astronomia?wfid=52312711Â
> Â
> Armed with a magnet, some flashlights, sample tubes, a GPS locator, a
> computer, laptop with the land's topography and celestial objects, four
> members of the Astronomy Association went out without much hope to comb
> the ground. "It's a version much less Hollywoodesque of Agent Mulder of
> the X-Files, he laughed.Â
> Â
> The celestial object that turned night into day last Sunday already has
> a name: meteorite. "We're speaking of a meteoritethe size of a fist,
> 700 grams, in a well of a nursury in Colonia Berduc., in the Department
> of Colon, together with another five smaller pieces of three cm that
> were on the roof and in the shade" The confirmation, in a completely
> informational report came with the excited voice of Mariano Andres
> Peter on the other end of the phone.Â
> Â
> Peter is the coordinator of the Entrerriana Association of Astronomy,
> the entity responsible for the searching and finding of a heavenly body
> that fell Sunday night in the Argentine province of Entre Rios. It has
> to do with a "black burnt stone and very pulverized"., a rock with a
> very fragile makeup and iron, that reveal it to be a meteorite "for its
> high level of magnetism", explains Peter. As well, the Entrerriana
> Astronomical Association will study the fragments in the llaboratory to
> provide a final verification.Â
> Â
> "The fragmentation of the celestial body en pieces, the enormous ground
> to cover, the topography of the swamplands, estuaries, and forests over
> which it fell make it a huge stroke of luck. We could've taken days,
> weeks, months or years," Peter realizes.In light of this, he considers
> that the find in less than 24 hours is a stroke of luck.Â
> Â
> The description, according to this 29-year old expert, explains why the
> incandescent object the size of a car that the locals saw in the sky
> broke into pieces before arriving on the ground. It is a very fragile
> material that could've fragmented in hundreds of pieces in different
> Argentine provinces" he suggests.Â
> Â
> A judge from the municipality already has found that these meteorites-
> of some value in the National market- only can be used for
> investigation and scientific dissemination. So, the helicopters, mass
> media, and a group of astronomers have already bashed into the the
> lives of the rural residents of Villa Dominguez, Colon, and San
> Salvador, frightened by the very odd news.Â
> Â
> Best wishes and Great Health,Â
> DougÂ
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> -----Original Message-----Â
> From: Armando Afonso <armandoafonso at oniduo.pt>Â
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com; mexicodoug at aim.comÂ
> Sent: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:36 pmÂ
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] April 6, 2008 witnessed fallÂ
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> Not for me, Doug. Â
> I don´t need translations, since my language is latin, too. Â
> That thing of the allien language was a joke towards the high
> "intelectuality" of many of the "specialists".:-)Â Â
> Armando Afonso (no L, please)Â Â
> Â Â
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <mexicodoug at aim.com>Â Â
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>Â Â
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:07 PMÂ Â
> Subject: [meteorite-list] April 6, 2008 witnessed fall Â
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> > Hi Listees, Â
> >Â Â
> > No one mentioned this? Â
> >Â Â
> > Apparently the meteorite that was reported and fell Sunday night in >
> Argentina is already confirmed by several pieces. This earlier article
> > shows the location, and here is a translation of the "foreign
> tongue"
> for > Alfonso:Â Â
> >Â Â
> > http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/04/08/sociedad/s-01646156.htm Â
> >Â Â
> > "Nearby [Entre Rios] is the locality of Berduc, where the
> agricultural > engineer Gabriela Preto told of the recovery of various
> pieces of black > rocks, as if burned, that when scratched expose a
> metallic and silvered > interior. They can't be cut, nor scratched with
> the finger. They will be > analyzed by Mariano Petter, the director of
> the Enterriana Association of > Astronomy, who is investigating this in
> the area."Â Â
> >Â Â
> > Best wishes and Great Health, Â
> > Doug Â
> >Â Â
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