Looks like it could be one of Tony Irving's Martian sedimentary type meteorites he has been looking for. Seriously. Carl -- Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax
---- Meteorites USA <[email protected]> wrote: > Not a meteorite...Watch the video. > > http://www.9news.com/seenon9news/article.aspx?storyid=135641&catid=509 > > Regards, > Eric > > > On 3/30/2010 5:41 PM, Michael Groetz wrote: > > Meteorite-like rock strikes near Rist Canyon home > > > > http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100330/UPDATES01/100330018 > > > > By Coloradoan staff • March 30, 2010 > > > > > > Roger Hebbert got more than a cake for his 75th birthday this morning; > > he awoke to find what he believes is a meteorite that struck just 10 > > feet from his rural Rist Canyon home. > > > > Hebbert's wife, Bonnie, said she heard a loud swooshing sound late > > Monday night and felt a gust of wind through the house, but she didn't > > think too much of it because the log-sided home the couple shares is > > heated by three different sources, including a woodstove. > > > > "I hollered to him and kidded him if he was burning up the house, but > > he didn't say anything and I went to bed," she said. > > > > Roger awoke around 5:30 this morning, though, and went outside to > > split wood and found what appears to be about a 10-pound piece of rock > > that fell to the ground so quickly that it created a funnel in the > > ground. Several smaller pieces of rock and small holes were found > > nearby. The rock struck just 10 feet from the couple's home. > > > > The couple has called Colorado State University to see if researchers > > are interested in looking at the rock, and they hope to find out more. > > > > If this is found to be a meteorite, Bonnie said this will be her > > second such experience. Nearly 60 years ago, her father returned with > > a large rock from their property near Livermore, which was a meteorite > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
