From timc@2ubh.com Wed Aug 28 13:03:49 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.netnoteinc.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9686143F9B for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:03:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:03:48 +0100 (IST) Received: from n26.grp.scd.yahoo.com (n26.grp.scd.yahoo.com [66.218.66.82]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g7SC4OZ23062 for ; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:04:24 +0100 X-Egroups-Return: sentto-2242572-53152-1030536261-zzzz=example.com@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.201] by n26.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 28 Aug 2002 12:04:23 -0000 X-Sender: timc@2ubh.com X-Apparently-To: zzzzteana@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_1_0_1); 28 Aug 2002 12:04:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 37203 invoked from network); 28 Aug 2002 12:04:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.217) by m9.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 28 Aug 2002 12:04:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO carbon) (194.73.73.92) by mta2.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 28 Aug 2002 12:04:22 -0000 Received: from host217-34-71-140.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([217.34.71.140]) by carbon with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #8) id 17k1Yb-0001UI-00 for forteana@yahoogroups.com; Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:04:22 +0100 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) To: zzzzteana X-Priority: 3 Message-Id: From: "Tim Chapman" X-Yahoo-Profile: tim2ubh MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list zzzzteana@yahoogroups.com; contact forteana-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list zzzzteana@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:03:39 +0100 Subject: [zzzzteana] Hot rock Reply-To: zzzzteana@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by dogma.slashnull.org id g7SC4OZ23062 http://yorkshirepost.co.uk/scripts/editorial2.cgi?cid=news&aid=481620 Close encounter of burnt kind IT came from outer space ­ or did it? Teenager Siobhan Cowton is convinced the object which struck her as she climbed into the family car at her home in Northallerton is extra-terrestrial. But while her claims are being treated with a certain amount of studied academic scepticism by experts in these matters, the 14-year-old schoolgirl is adamant she was hit on the foot by a meteorite. Siobhan initially thought there was a more prosaic explanation ­ that the odd-looking stone had been thrown at her by a child,. But on closer inspection, she discovered all was not as it seemed ­ because it was hot when she picked it up. It hit her on a foot but caused no injury. "I looked at it again and it had a black and grey colour with a shiny bubble surface," she said. After closer inspection by her father Niel, and comparison with pictures on the Internet, Siobhan plans to ask scientists at Durham University to check the object for authenticity. If it is from outer space, Siobhan says she will consider putting it up for auction. She added: "If it isn't worth anything then I suppose I will keep it myself for sentimental value. It is not every day that you are hit by a meteorite." But Dr Ben Horton, a lecturer in physical geography, was the acme of academic caution. "Meteors have features that can be used to establish whether it is a piece of extraterrestrial rock," he said. "They have a very smooth surface but sometimes they have shallow depressions and cavities. If they are hot, they should have a black ash like crust burnt around the edge. "Most are between five and 60 centimetres but five centimetres is the smallest that they usually appear." To establish the provenance of Siobhan's suspected meteorite it would have to be subject to a mineral breakdown but Dr Horton thinks the chances of it being extra-terrestrial are slim. "Around 50,000 a year strike the Earth's surface and, considering the size of the Earth, it is very unlikely to be a meteorite. "However, there is a possibility and there is no reason it couldn't happen," he added. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> 4 DVDs Free +s&p Join Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/pt6YBB/NXiEAA/MVfIAA/7gSolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: forteana-unsubscribe@egroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/