Comments on: Update: Norwegian meteorite http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:20:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kym http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/comment-page-1/#comment-19609 Kym Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:57:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/#comment-19609 Thank you, Mark! I'll look into getting it identified then. Thank you, Mark! I’ll look into getting it identified then.

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/comment-page-1/#comment-19611 Gary Ansorge Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:36:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/#comment-19611 "ERK! The Norwegian sky is falling. " Dang, those guys have all the luck! So much fun, examining new fallen meteorites. GAry 7 “ERK! The Norwegian sky is falling. ”

Dang, those guys have all the luck! So much fun, examining new fallen meteorites.

GAry 7

]]> By: Mark Martin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/comment-page-1/#comment-19610 Mark Martin Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:35:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/#comment-19610 Kym, It's possible you may have a meteorite. You could take it to a university geologist and ask politely for it to be authenticated. There also are places which deal in meteorites, and which are more than happy to determine the meteoritic nature of peoples' samples. Here's one: http://www.meteorlab.com/METEORLAB2001dev/identification.htm Kym,

It’s possible you may have a meteorite. You could take it to a university geologist and ask politely for it to be authenticated. There also are places which deal in meteorites, and which are more than happy to determine the meteoritic nature of peoples’ samples. Here’s one: http://www.meteorlab.com/METEORLAB2001dev/identification.htm

]]> By: SF Reader http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/comment-page-1/#comment-19612 SF Reader Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:14:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/#comment-19612 I thought that a scar on a hillside was claimed to be the impact site of the main mass of this meteor, was that idea discarded? I thought that a scar on a hillside was claimed to be the impact site of the main mass of this meteor, was that idea discarded?

]]> By: Kym http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/comment-page-1/#comment-19613 Kym Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:54:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/#comment-19613 A few years ago, my little sister was driving early in the morning and saw a huge flash and a streak of light go across the road ahead of her. She swerved to miss it, since it was close and she saw a chunk of pavement fly up and break! She stopped in her car and went to look at what had hit the road. She found a large rock that didnt' match the others by the side of the road, about the size of a cantaloupe, and very heavy. She brought it home, and we still have it. We think it's a meteorite. Are we correct in this? It's hard to tell. It's a brownish rust color and very rough. Like nothing I've found in the area. Let me know what you think! Thanks. A few years ago, my little sister was driving early in the morning and saw a huge flash and a streak of light go across the road ahead of her. She swerved to miss it, since it was close and she saw a chunk of pavement fly up and break! She stopped in her car and went to look at what had hit the road. She found a large rock that didnt’ match the others by the side of the road, about the size of a cantaloupe, and very heavy. She brought it home, and we still have it. We think it’s a meteorite. Are we correct in this? It’s hard to tell. It’s a brownish rust color and very rough. Like nothing I’ve found in the area. Let me know what you think! Thanks.

]]> By: Stuart http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/comment-page-1/#comment-19614 Stuart Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:57:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/#comment-19614 Actually the several fragments of the second meteorite were supposedly recovered in various location around the Oslo Fjord. If you check the top two related stories in the link. http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1390361.ece and http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1391556.ece With this third one up north its getting a bit spooky...I think I need a bigger umbrella! Stuart, Oslo Actually the several fragments of the second meteorite were supposedly recovered in various location around the Oslo Fjord. If you check the top two related stories in the link.

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1390361.ece and
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1391556.ece

With this third one up north its getting a bit spooky…I think I need a bigger umbrella!

Stuart, Oslo

]]> By: Tim G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/comment-page-1/#comment-19617 Tim G Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:50:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/08/22/update-norwegian-meteorite/#comment-19617 Geez! A <a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1430392.ece" rel="nofollow">third meteor</a> over Norway? Geez! A third meteor over Norway?

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