Dr. Davidson, Thank you for your kind reply to the list concerning this event.
My personal take is that the photo of the meteorite is real although it is unknown whether it is related to this reported event or not;. or perhaps something in the trash dump exploded? The crater photo reminds me of the Latvia faked crater although this may be that of an explosive device since the military were photographed with the "crater" and the "crater" appears to be not staged.. Another unfriendly feeling is the comment in the news reports about the fall of the regime in China related to meteorite falls. This in the Chinese context of reporting smells like a faked story. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Davidson <[email protected]> To: 'drtanuki' <[email protected]>; "Meteorite List ([email protected])" <[email protected]> Cc: Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 9:03 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] XinJiang Meteorite Crater Video Now Available- Real? Hi Listees Here is the vote of the Scottish jury - not real. If a meteorite was reported to have fallen on the 31st July/1st August then the "crater" on the TV report is not related to any fall. It looks like a hole that was dug several weeks ago and left. The rocks, soil and the litter are just not freshly exposed. Sorry, I know it has almost become axiomatic to call everything coming out of China a fake, but this must surely be! Hoots mon! Peter Davidson Curator of Minerals Natural Sciences Department National Museums Collection Centre 242 West Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1JA TEL: 0131 247 4283 E-mail: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of drtanuki Sent: 02 August 2013 12:23 To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] XinJiang Meteorite Crater Video Now Available- Real? List, I have just posted a TV report of the Xin Jiang meteorite "crater". Xin Jiang Meteorite Crater Video Now Available- Real or NOT? http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/08/xinjiang-china-meteorite-fall-01aug2013.html I would like some online or offline comments on this event; thank you. 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 Our exclusive summer exhibition is now on! Discover the epic tale of Mary, Queen of Scots until 17 November 2013. www.nms.ac.uk/mary National Museums Scotland, Scottish Charity, No. SC 011130 This communication is intended for the addressee(s) only. If you are not the addressee please inform the sender and delete the email from your system. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of National Museums Scotland. This message is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. No liability is accepted for any harm that may be caused to your systems or data by this message. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
