It did not hit a well, it was found in a hole. Just wrong translation Eduardo
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:42:26 -0400 Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] April 6, 2008 witnessed fall-clarification > Addendum, Hi Listees, > > I got this question privately. As strictly a news messenger, here is > what I think: > > "It hit a well? Wow!" > > Actually, the word well is probably best translated as simply a hole > (which is well, a natural well). I don't think the human constructed > variety, though the other fragment(s) on the roof seems to indicate > heavenly target practice. Probably, the 700 g specimen made a small > tunnel in the peat or wet soil of the nursury grounds "impact hole" of > the "plop in the mud" type. Seems the 700 gram piece tunneled a > (fore)arm's length into the ground - so probably the hole was made by > the rock. But this is tentative news. It could be all wet, and the > suspected meteorite probably was, too. > > Best wishes and Great Health, > Doug > > > ========================== > OK, but don't you wish you were the 29-year old "specialist" (this is > the word used to describe him in the article), coordinator of the > Astronomical Association there? Sorry for my terrible English: >  > http://www.wikio.es/ciencia/astronomia?wfid=52312711 >  > Armed with a magnet, some flashlights, sample tubes, a GPS locator, a > computer, laptop with the land's topography and celestial objects, four > members of the Astronomy Association went out without much hope to comb > the ground. "It's a version much less Hollywoodesque of Agent Mulder of > the X-Files, he laughed. >  > The celestial object that turned night into day last Sunday already has > a name: meteorite. "We're speaking of a meteoritethe size of a fist, > 700 grams, in a well of a nursury in Colonia Berduc., in the Department > of Colon, together with another five smaller pieces of three cm that > were on the roof and in the shade" The confirmation, in a completely > informational report came with the excited voice of Mariano Andres > Peter on the other end of the phone. >  > Peter is the coordinator of the Entrerriana Association of Astronomy, > the entity responsible for the searching and finding of a heavenly body > that fell Sunday night in the Argentine province of Entre Rios. It has > to do with a "black burnt stone and very pulverized"., a rock with a > very fragile makeup and iron, that reveal it to be a meteorite "for its > high level of magnetism", explains Peter. As well, the Entrerriana > Astronomical Association will study the fragments in the llaboratory to > provide a final verification. >  > "The fragmentation of the celestial body en pieces, the enormous ground > to cover, the topography of the swamplands, estuaries, and forests over > which it fell make it a huge stroke of luck. We could've taken days, > weeks, months or years," Peter realizes.In light of this, he considers > that the find in less than 24 hours is a stroke of luck. >  > The description, according to this 29-year old expert, explains why the > incandescent object the size of a car that the locals saw in the sky > broke into pieces before arriving on the ground. It is a very fragile > material that could've fragmented in hundreds of pieces in different > Argentine provinces" he suggests. >  > A judge from the municipality already has found that these meteorites- > of some value in the National market- only can be used for > investigation and scientific dissemination. So, the helicopters, mass > media, and a group of astronomers have already bashed into the the > lives of the rural residents of Villa Dominguez, Colon, and San > Salvador, frightened by the very odd news. >  > Best wishes and Great Health, > Doug >  >  >  >  >  >  >  >  > -----Original Message----- > From: Armando Afonso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:36 pm > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] April 6, 2008 witnessed fall >  > Not for me, Doug.  > I don´t need translations, since my language is latin, too.  > That thing of the allien language was a joke towards the high > "intelectuality" of many of the "specialists".:-)  > Armando Afonso (no L, please)  >   > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  > To: <[email protected]>  > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:07 PM  > Subject: [meteorite-list] April 6, 2008 witnessed fall  >   > > Hi Listees,  > >  > > No one mentioned this?  > >  > > Apparently the meteorite that was reported and fell Sunday night in > > Argentina is already confirmed by several pieces. This earlier article > > shows the location, and here is a translation of the "foreign > tongue" > for > Alfonso:  > >  > > http://www.clarin.com/diario/2008/04/08/sociedad/s-01646156.htm  > >  > > "Nearby [Entre Rios] is the locality of Berduc, where the > agricultural > engineer Gabriela Preto told of the recovery of various > pieces of black > rocks, as if burned, that when scratched expose a > metallic and silvered > interior. They can't be cut, nor scratched with > the finger. They will be > analyzed by Mariano Petter, the director of > the Enterriana Association of > Astronomy, who is investigating this in > the area."  > >  > > Best wishes and Great Health,  > > Doug  > >  > > ______________________________________________  > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com  > > Meteorite-list mailing list  > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list  > >  > >  > >   >  > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
