[meteorite-list] Museum investigation: 'Probably a rock, not meteorite'

[cdtucson at cox.net]

Steve,
This St. louis Meteorite is interesting. What if the car had been  driving on private land? As  discussed previously on this list, this should be referred to in the Lorton Court Case. As that meteorite also never did hit actual Earth. It hit legally rented space and was  found in much the same way as a car that hits a telephone pole. Do you say the "pole found the car"? I think not!  Yes, Lorton was found but was much more than that. It was a "Fall". Silly? 

http://www.meteorman.org/St_Louis_Meteorite.htm


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Carl or Debbie Esparza
Meteoritemax


---- MeteorHntr at aol.com wrote: 
> In a message dated 4/13/2010 4:29:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> veomega at gmail.com writes:
> "Then, on the bounce, it touches the Earth and  becomes the Property of
> The State."
> 
> So if a meteoroid embeds itself  into your car, or you catch it before
> it hits the ground (ya, improbable as  it seems), or if bounces off a
> cow and you catch it, does it belong to you  now since it did not
> become a meteorite?
> 
> - YvW
> ***************
>  
> Veomega,
> 
> As I understand, the St. Louis meteorite hit a car and stayed in it  while 
> it was being driven down a city street.  On an aside, I don't think  the 
> City of St. Louis asserted any claim that it was their  property.
> 
> Steve Arnold
> of Meteorite Men
>  
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