[meteorite-list] A new 676 g meteorite went through storage building in Moss

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Wed Aug 9 17:06:46 EDT 2006


Thanks Bjorn,
It was nice to meet you in Moss. 
I am glad to see the stone protected in the museum in Norway. They now have two perfect stones, I hope they dont take a hammer to one of them or cut one!
Michael Farmer
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Bjorn Sorheim <astrogeo at online.no>
> 
> Just out in many newspaper websites etc in Norway:
> A 676 g CO meteorite was found after a roof started to leak following the
> first rains after the July 14th fall.
> A company was hired to find the reson for the leakage.
> 10 cm down in the roof  the cause of the leakage was found,
> another meteorite!
> This stone fits the stone found in Frode Johansens garden (752 g).
> It will today be donated to the Geological Museum at the University of Oslo
> by the company owning the storage building.
> This must be the first fall through a roof in Europe since Glanerbrug in
> April 1990. (Not since 1969 as stated in the norwegian article.)
> 
> 
> http://www.moss-avis.no/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060809/SISTENYTT/60809009
> 
> 
> Bjørn Sørheim,
> in Norway
> 
> 
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