[meteorite-list] Wethersfield Meteorite - Part 1 of 4

[bernd.pauli at paulinet.de]

Hello Mark and List,

There is a feature story in Sky & Telesxcope about the Wethersfield
meteorite and the meteorite can be seen "in person" on the cover of
this issue below:

DENNIS di CICCO (1983) Target Wethersfield - Wethersfield meteorite:
The odds were astronomical (Sky & Telescope, 1983 Feb., pp 118-119):

A sign on the outskirts of this suburb south of Hartford proclaims, 'Wethersfield,
Connecticut, first settled in 1634 as a trading post by John Oldham and associates.'
Residents may further tell you that it is one of the state's oldest communities. But
last November 8th the town acquired a far more notable status - in fact, one which
is unique in all the world. For the second time in less than a dozen years, a meteo-
rite not only fell there but crashed through the roof of a home. The chance of such
an occurrence is, well, just plain astronomical.

It was about 9:15 p.m. Eastern standard time. Robert and Wanda Donahue were sitting
in the breezeway of their home watching 'M*A*S*H' on television when they heard a
muffled explosion in the front part of the house. It sounded 'like a truck coming
through the front door.


Best wishes,

Bernd