Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Tom Randall (KB2SMS)
Fake doesn't even begin to describe this one! __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Mike Hankey
A friend told me this was on the front page of cnn.com this morning. When I checked it wasn't on the front page anymore, but the story is still on the site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/26/latvia.meteorite/index.html if its on cnn then it must be true. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:18

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Tom Randall (KB2SMS)
LOL! AP reports it was a hoax. Captain Obvious must work there! Tom On Oct 26, 2009, at 11:42 AM, Mike Hankey wrote: if its on cnn then it must be true. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:42:49 -0400, you wrote: if its on cnn then it must be true. Nope. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/latvian-meteorite-crater-is-a-hoax_100266012.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Jason Utas
Right - take a look at the ejecta blanket. With Carancas, large dirt clods were sent flying hundreds of feet from what I'd heard. This crater's rim looks downright tidy, and not a single piece of ejecta looks like it got more than five to ten feet from the edge of the crater. On Mon, Oct 26,

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread www.meteoritica.eu
, October 26, 2009 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater A friend told me this was on the front page of cnn.com this morning. When I checked it wasn't on the front page anymore, but the story is still on the site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/26

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread www.meteoritica.eu
, October 26, 2009 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater A friend told me this was on the front page of cnn.com this morning. When I checked it wasn't on the front page anymore, but the story is still on the site: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/26

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Sergey Vasiliev
...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com]on Behalf Of Jason Utas Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 4:53 PM To: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater Right - take a look at the ejecta blanket. With Carancas, large dirt

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Linton Rohr
: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater Right - take a look at the ejecta blanket. With Carancas, large dirt clods were sent flying hundreds of feet from what I'd heard. This crater's rim looks downright tidy, and not a single piece of ejecta looks like it got more than five to ten

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Gary Fujihara
...@gmail.com To: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater Right - take a look at the ejecta blanket. With Carancas, large dirt clods were sent flying hundreds of feet from what I'd

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-26 Thread Sergey Vasiliev
Finally: [http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hphl=enjs=yu=http%3A%2F%2Flen ta.ru%2Fnews%2F2009%2F10%2F26%2Fconfess%2Fsl=entl=ruhistory_state0=] Russian: http://lenta.ru/news/2009/10/26/confess/ Regards, Sergey __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Joe Kerchner
what do you think about this? Is it real? dont seem possible but there in a crater, about the same size. Could it have been space junk? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD5MUSBOBK0 Best, Joe K - Original Message A meteorite that was big enough and fast enough to create a 02 meter

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Meteorites USA
Ok, Flaming meteorite after impact? Really? Waiting for Superman to come crawling out of the hole. Didn't I ready somewhere just recently that a man picked up a piece of space debris (England I think) a few seconds after it impacted his house and it was hot to the touch? And that was a

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Ed Deckert
From http://readrussia.com/blog/News/00264/ The most striking fact here is that how the meteorite managed to hit Latvia, one of the smallest countries in the world. (This former Soviet republic of 2 million people is only 300 miles wide, i.e. much less than 1 percent of earth's surface.) I

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Mike Hankey
Possible explanations: 1) Publicity stunt to increase tourism perpetrated by Borat 2) Russian weapons test gone bad 3) Underground weapons cache spontaneously exploded 4) Latest experiment from balloon boy's dad Wouldn't a meteor big enough to cause this type of crater be buried under the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Richard Kowalski
...@meteoritesusa.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater To: Joe Kerchner skyrockmeteori...@yahoo.com Cc: meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 7:21 PM Ok, Flaming meteorite after impact? Really? Waiting for Superman to come

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Joe Kerchner
@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sun, October 25, 2009 8:36:11 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater Possible explanations: 1) Publicity stunt to increase tourism perpetrated by Borat 2) Russian weapons test gone bad 3) Underground weapons cache spontaneously exploded 4

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Mike Hankey
...@yahoo.com; meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sun, October 25, 2009 8:36:11 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater Possible explanations: 1) Publicity stunt to increase tourism perpetrated by Borat 2) Russian weapons test gone bad 3

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Mike Bandli
] On Behalf Of Meteorites USA Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:21 PM To: Joe Kerchner Cc: meteorite list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater Ok, Flaming meteorite after impact? Really? Waiting for Superman to come crawling out of the hole. Didn't I ready somewhere

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread countdeiro
...@yahoo.com Cc: 'meteorite list' meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater Ha! I was expecting a Decepticon to pop out of that hole. Or maybe that was the lost piece of Allspark from the last movie. Too bad, as I have strong ties

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Latvia, 20 meter crater

2009-10-25 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:36:11 -0400, you wrote: Possible explanations: 1) Publicity stunt to increase tourism perpetrated by Borat 2) Russian weapons test gone bad 3) Underground weapons cache spontaneously exploded 4) Latest experiment from balloon boy's dad 5.) Passenger jet?