[meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study Suggests

[Larry Lebofsky]

Hi all:

So was this like Bart's Comet (for those of you who know the Simpson's 
cartoon) where Bart discovers a comet and it is always over Springfield as it 
comes crashing to Earth. Actually the discovery was more accurate than any of 
the disasteroid movies that come out at about the same time!

How do you get a comet raining down material for three months over one city? 
It would have to be geosynchronous (revolving once around the Earth in 24 
hours so that is always over the same spot). For some reason, I doubt this.

Larry

Quoting Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>:

> I have been following this story for a while now and am surprised that the
> media has not had much coverage on it. Personally, I think it is a
> fascinating theory, though stranger things have rained from the sky like
> frogs, fish, and sticky white goo, which was later determined to be bee
> poop.
> 
> Here is another (older) link with some good info:
> 
> http://education.vsnl.com/godfrey/
> 
> Best,
> Mike Bandli
> 
> 
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> Kerala red rain was comet disintegration
> Ceannai Online
> May 31, 2006
> 
> Kottayam, May 31: The "red rains" in Kerala five years ago was the result 
> of the atmospheric disintegration of a comet, according to a study.
> 
> The study conducted at the School of Pure and Applied Physics of the MG 
> University here by Dr Godfrey Louis and his student a Santosh Kumar 
> shows that red rain cells were devoid of DNA which suggests their 
> extra-terrestrial origin.
> 
> The findings published in the international journal 'Astrophysics and 
> Space Science' state that the cometery fragment contained dense 
> collection of red cells.
> 
> Commenting on the study at a press conference here, Dr N Chandra 
> Wikramesinghe, Director of Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology, UK, said 
> "what makes this study most important is the similarity of the red 
> particles with living cells."
> 
> "If the red rain cells are finally proved to be of extra-terrestrial 
> origin then that would be one of the most important discoveries in 
> human history. It will change our concept about the universe and 
> life," he added.
> 
> The red coloured rains were reported in different parts of Kerala 
> from July to September 2001.
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