Hiya,
I was not aware this was determined to be space debris....and
stainless steel no less? All best / d,
On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Grant Elliott wrote:
Carl,
Wasn't a wood chipper a possible source for this object?
Certain "experts" at Rutgers still have egg on face-
Grant Elliott
Williamstown, NJ
On Nov 7, 2009, at 1:58 PM, <cdtuc...@cox.net> <cdtuc...@cox.net>
wrote:
Darryl, List,
I just came across this in my old mail and have a question.
I know you are an expert so, obviously you knew it was not a
meteorite by sight.
So, the question is this. Since we know now that It was determined
to be space debris from a pervious space mission and I believe they
called it stainless steel. Would it not still have a great value
because it was once in space? And shouldn't it still have fusion
crust? Why does it not? Where is the fusion crust? Is it possible
that some metal meteorites do not have fusion crusts? I would love
to see the analysis of this space rock. It seems to me this should
argue against a "must have" for fusion crust. Is this not the
observed science here ? And are we supposed to ignore the science?
This thing crashed through a roof and caused significant damage. Do
you have any inside knowledge of what ever happened to the rock?
Thanks Carl
--
Carl or Debbie Esparza
(520) 979-9865
Meteoritemax
---- Darryl Pitt <dar...@dof3.com> wrote:
Obviously at the outset a meteorwrong....but somehow required months
to establish after a team of scientists from Rutgers declared it
was a
meteorite.
With no visual or sonic phenomena to accompany the low altitude
explosion, which would have been the only explanation for such a
shape
and striated surface character without fusion crust, there was no
way
this was a meteorite. I vigorously pointed out to the local
newspapers and Rutgers this couldn't possibly be a meteorite to no
avail. I was on a live FOX radio show where they literally took me
off the air after having called me to ask what I thought of the "new
meteorite." When I pointed out that it was unlikely this was a
meteorite, they pointed out "And you have a degree in what?" and
upon
my answer cut to a commercial and I was toast.
Months after Rutgers put the object on display in their natural
history museum---for which they attracted their largest crowds
ever---
it was publicly acknowledged the origin of this object was of
earthly
provenance.
On May 8, 2009, at 4:27 AM, Meteorites USA wrote:
Does anyone remember or know what came of this?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070105-space-rock.html
--
Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA
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