[meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Falls in Cambodia

[Chris Peterson]

I have grave doubts that anything on the ground was burned because of a 
meteorite fall. There is simply no way to get a meteorite to the ground hot 
without it retaining cosmic velocity, which means you would have a cratering 
event.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Manoj Pai" <manojpai at yahoo.com>
To: "mark ford" <markf at ssl.gb.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:56 AM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Falls in Cambodia


>3 inches is the most likely. Sometimes they are about
> 6 inches under water, but the stalk, ear and the paddy
> are well above the water. (The plants are not entirely
> submurged under water.) Maybe these were the ones that
> caught fire.
>
> We had a similar fall of the Kendrapara meteorite, in
> Orissa in 2003. One of the meteorite fell in a paddy
> field and burt just a handful of paddy.
>
> I hope the mud hasn't penetrated deep into the
> specimen. I wonder which institute in Combodia is
> going to examine the meteorite. Any ideas folks?
>
> Wishes
>
> Manoj