Wow, another meteorite fall in Turkey! Damn, that place is a meteorite magnet, with one last year, and another this year. Michael Farmer --- Darren Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=135824 > > Meteorite lands in village; sent for analysis > A small meteorite that recently landed in a village > in Mug(las Fethiye district > will be analyzed by the Mining Exploration Institute > (MTA), stated an official > from the region. > > Fethiye Deputy District Governor Halil I.brahim > Çomaktekin reported that the > meteorite fell in the Türbe neighborhood of Yaka > Village after a making a > thunderous noise. The muhtar [head] of the village > called and informed us, > saying that the meteorite was black. He is going to > bring it to the city center > for analysis. Well have it analyzed by the MTA, > Çomaktekin added. > > A resident of Yaka said he heard a loud roaring > noise at around 11:20 a.m. on > the day the meteorite fell, sounding as if a plane > had crashed. > > We were amazed to find such a small stone after > that thunderous sound. It was > black and about 40 centimeters in diameter, weighing > three kilograms at most, > another said, adding that the meteorite opened a > small crater in the ground and > created a cloud of dust. > > Residents of some neighboring villages rushed over > immediately after hearing the > sound, and eventually the black meteorite was found > in Hac?ekizs field. > > 08.03.2008 > Fatih Y?lmaz Fethiye > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list