I really doubt this piece is from a camera from the shuttle. A fragment found this far west would have to be something on the outside of the shuttle, such as a tile, panel or underlying skin. As far as I know, there is no camera mounted on the outside of the shuttle. When one report described the fragment as a film, that was more in line with matching something like the insulating skin of the shuttle. However, I don't want to discount just yet that this piece is from the shuttle, despite Rob's objections.
I agree though, with Rob's assessment that any shuttle debris found in California, would most likely have separated from the shuttle when it was over the Pacific. The news on the Air Force photos of the damaged left wing, opens up the possibility that debris could be falling off just as soon as the shuttle entered the atmosphere over the Pacific. At the NASA press conference this morning, it was confirmed that a piece of the leading edge of the left wing was recovered in the Ft. Worth area in Texas. This piece in Ft. Worth is the farthest west of any confirmed shuttle debris, thus far. Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
