http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/NEWS01/70124021/1004/living
Meteorite that hit home to be displayed Associated Press January 24, 2007 NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- It caused a sensation earlier this month when it crashed through the roof of a Freehold Township family's home, landing in the bathroom. Now members of the public will have a chance to catch a glimpse of the golf ball-sized, silvery meteorite that came to the Garden State from outer space, Rutgers University announced Wednesday. Rutgers' geology museum in New Brunswick plans to hold a one-day display of the meteorite during its annual open house, scheduled for Saturday. Admission is free. Two geologists from Rutgers, along with an independent metallurgist, helped Freehold Township police and the homeowners, the Nageswaran family, identify the golf-ball-sized, 13-ounce object as a metal-rich meteorite, possibly from the deep interior of a broken-up asteroid. The Nageswarans recently said they were still deciding what to do with their meteorite, but wanted it to serve an educational purpose. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
