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Meteorite Could Have Fallen In County Galway RTE February 26, 2003 A preliminary report about the fireball witnessed over Irish skies earlier this month has suggested a meteorite may have fallen in County Galway, Galway Bay, or off the coast of Clare. Astronomy Ireland says it took over 200 written reports in the three days following the sighting of a fireball over Ireland on 12 February. The organisation says the path of the object was more roughly from the north east to south west. According to a preliminary report issued today, the fireball would have entered the earth's atmosphere at roughly 100,000 mph and started glowing about 100 miles above Ireland. In just a couple of seconds it would have slowed down and streaked across the sky glowing extremely brightly, burning out perhaps 15-20 miles above the ground. This end point is where any meteorites would have fallen, silently and invisibly as they would no longer be glowing. They would have struck the ground, or the sea, at only 200 mph, roughly 5 minutes after the fireball flash. Meteorites hitting the earth at this relatively low speed would have caused no crater and any meteorites would have been cold to the touch had anyone been nearby to pick them up. Once the likely location of this possible meteorite fall has been accurately determined, a search of the land can be started. It may then be possible to locate that rarest form of space debris - an Irish meteorite. Irish meteorites are valued at between EUR200 and EUR500 per gram, i.e. up to EUR500,000 per kilo, so the society does not recommend selling to meteorite collectors outside Ireland. Free and impartial advice can be given to anyone who finds a meteorite if they contact Astronomy Ireland. Astronomy Ireland is again appealing to the operators of all outdoor video cameras in Ireland to check their recordings for 7.10am on 12 February. A special form has been set up on Astronomy Ireland's website at www.astronomy.ie. If you do not have access to the internet then you can call Astronomy Ireland on (01) 847 0777 Monday to Saturday up to 6pm. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
