(meteorobs) FW: NJ crater in lawn Meteorite blamed

[Mike Hankey]

Wayne,

Could this be related to 'fracking'? I've been reading this is a problem in
north east PA, NJ & NY.

Thanks,

Mike

On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Wayne Hally <meteoreye at comcast.net> wrote:

> No tree was removed, and it's MUCH too large for any animal based event,
> especially considering the 10-15 foot spray of dirt. . I have received an
> additional 5 images from the police captain, and it seems like some unknown
> gas ejection occurred. It was tested for explosive residue, none. All
> utility lines are intact. There is NO sign of any heating of the material..
> To create a trench of that length to width ratio any meteorite would have
> to
> be moving at cosmic velocity nearly parallel to the ground. I'm 99.999%
> sure
> it is not meteoric, but haven't the foggiest idea what could have caused
> it.
> The head of the local college planetarium was there the last 2 days digging
> at the site, with metal detectors as well, nothing was found. Of course,
> like most astronomers, meteoritics and meteorics are not his specialty.  I
> have spoken to the homeowners and they have invited me to stop by, but the
> site has surely been rendered useless for forensic analysis by now, though
> I
> will bring my super magnet and have a look.
> Still waiting to hear back from the school about the seismic "event".
>
> Wayne
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) FW: NJ crater in lawn Meteorite blamed
>
> Looks like a dog vs. ground squirrel event.
>
>
> On 5/11/11 1:38 PM, Jim Pettit wrote:
> > I had suspected  perhaps a hastily-removed tree, but I looked at the
> > house in Google Earth and Bing, and see no evidence of shrubbery where
> > the "crater" is. (Unfortunately, Google's Street-View cameras haven't
> > been down that particular road, so Bing's bird's eye view gives the
> > most detail.) I have no ideas what caused this, either, though I'd be
> > willing to bet every cent I have that it isn't meteoritic in origin.
> >
> > --Jim
> >
>
>
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