From: Dr. Svend Buhl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A possible 'wrong and a probable 'wrong in the
news
To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 8:56 AM
as for the find near Kitkiojarvi, why is that supposed to be
a "wrong" or
"probable wrong"? The find location in mind this
sounds rather like a big
Muonionalusta to me. If so, my sincere congratulations to
Thomas Osterberg!
Svend
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From: "Darren Garrison"
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To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:29 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] A possible 'wrong and a
probable 'wrong in the
news
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/13/Giant_meteorite_found_in_Sweden/UPI-38431213396355/
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 13 (UPI) -- A massive meteorite
weighing a
staggering
2,607 pounds has been found near the northern Swedish
village of
Kitkiojarvi,
officials say.
Thomas Osterberg, one of the two people who found it, said
it was the
biggest
meteorite ever found in Sweden, the Swedish news agency TT
reported.
He said it was egg-shaped, about one meter high with a
diameter of about 70
centimeters at its broadest.
The finders say they hope to sell the whopper to the
Swedish Museum of
Natural
History.
"It must stay in Sweden," Osterberg said.
http://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/news/latestnews/3163460.Man_claims_a_meteorite_left_a_hole_in_his_garden/
A WINSFORD man had an unwelcome visitor on Sunday night in
the form of a
small
meteorite.
Graham Brooks, 37, a heavy goods vehicle fitter, lives at
his mother
Christine's
house at Railway Cottages in Rilshaw Lane.
He was sitting at home looking at wedding magazines with
his partner Karen
at
around 10.30pm when he heard a loud bang outside.
When the couple went to see what had happened, they found a
pile of stones
and
soil up against their caravan in the back garden and a
small golf-ball sized
hole in the ground leaving bits of silver fragments around
it.
Graham said: "It felt like a gas cylinder exploded or
something and there
was a
very loud bang."
The incident was believed to have been caused by a small
meteorite hitting
the
ground that caused soil and stones to make dents in the
caravan.
Graham added: "I've never seen or heard anything
like it before.
"If it had been three feet closer then it would have
come through the
skylight
in the roof and hit us.
"It was as loud as a gunshot and the neighbours were
gobsmacked.
"I was very shocked by the incident and we're
supposed to be getting married
in
September as well."
Graham spoke to Terry O' Brian, who works for
Manchester Museum, who asked
Graham to post the bits to him for analysis but believes it
might have been
a
meteorite from Graham's description.
It is estimated to have caused around £1,000 worth of
damage to the caravan.
Graham and his partner Karen are currently speaking with
their insurance
company
to see if they are covered.
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