List, It is now confirmed that the Chinese news source that reported the damage and injuries got their story mixed up with the event in Russia.
Photo of beaten meteorite shown http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/08/xinjiang-china-meteorite-fall-01aug2013.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo ----- Original Message ----- From: drtanuki <[email protected]> To: meteorite-list <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 4:24 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Xinjiang Major Meteorite Impact Event 31JUL2013??? Dear List, Xinjiang Major Meteorite Impact Event 31JUL2013??? -Reports of a 3m x 2m crater - photos appears to be of something else in a junk yard - reports of 1200 human injuries - report of 100,000 houses damaged Story very exaggerated. News in China and especially in Xinjiang takes time to sort out and filter. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/08/xinjiang-china-meteorite-fall-01aug2013.html Dirk Ross....Tokyo ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
