[meteorite-list] Meteorite from Jupiter-- uh, I mean TO Jupiter

[stan .]

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> >>The green and gold flecked charcoal-colored stone was too hot to
>handle, he said. So he let it cool, then stored it in a drawer.>>
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>Hmmm Case closed I'd say ......

i wouldbnt be so quick to judge based on this fact alone. the pic of the 
stone shows a very tiny specimin, maybe 50g tops. the smaller the rock the 
higher the surface area to weight ratio, meaning there is less cold soaked 
mass to absorb the heat of ablation. while i would easily belive a 5 ton 
iron would land cold (even freezing) to the touch, i would similarly belive 
a tiny stone could get warm to the touch.