Hi, I have to dissagree with the scientists on that one, Meteorites do indeed corkscrew. Portales Valley was witnessed by quite a few people, and even from the air, and it corkscrewed nicely. I am sure that when breaking up, depending on the shape of the fractures, it could easily throw the aerodynamics off to make the corkscrew descent. Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 3:59 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall In Australia?
> > > http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,6599319%255E2862,0 0.html > > Space object crashes > By NICOLE COX > Herald Sun (Australia) > June 15, 2003 > > A SPACE object, possibly a meteorite, has hit near Mildura. > > Timber cutter Ross Hadenfeldt said he was working on a property in Euston, about 100km > southeast of Mildura, on June 4 when he saw what he thought was a meteorite at 7.25pm. > > "It was green, red, orange and yellow, and its edges were bright white flashes," Mr > Hadenfeldt said. > > He it was about 200m long, with the tail fishtailing and corkscrewing. > > The object would have landed between Mildura and Mt Dispersion, he said. > > Mr Hadenfeldt said he had seen four similar bright-light sightings > in the past two years, but none as significant as this. > > Sunraysia Stargazers secretary Kerry Needs said a meteorite could > draw people to the area keen to find fragments and pinpoint exactly > where it hit. > > Astronomical Society of Victoria president Perry Vlahos said it > was unlikely it was a meteorite. > > "Corkscrewing is not something meteorites usually do," Mr Vlahos > said. "If this was corkscrewing, it is more likely it was something > terrestrial or a satellite breaking up on re-entry." > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
