[meteorite-list] Documented Human strikes
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
bernd.pauli at paulinet.de
Thu May 14 12:47:40 EDT 2009
Hello Matthias and List,
> http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Mbale.htm
The same picture but black & white can also
be found on p. 247 of an article in Meteoritics!
=> The Mbale meteorite shower, Meteoritics 29-2, Mar 1994, pp. 246-254 <=
The text says: "This young boy is the first to survive the common fear of a
meteorite fall, that is, to be hit on the head. The meteorite, No. 23 weighing
3.6 grams was slowed down by the leaves of a banana plant."
.. and, the incident was mentioned a in Sky & Tel. article but there is no picture
of the boy - Sky & Telescope, June 1993, pp. 96-97: The Day That Rained Stones
"As far as we know, no one was injured during the falls - incredible considering
the dozens of meteorites that must have rained down on that densely populated
area. A 4-gram fragment did hit a boy from Doko on the head, but he was not hurt."
Best wishes,
Bernd
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