(meteorobs) FW: NJ crater in lawn Meteorite blamed

[Thunder Stone]

All:

If it was from Fracturing there would be fluid expelled from the crater. Also, it would be more like a crack at the surface with the soil pushed upward.

Greg S

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> Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 00:22:03 -0400
> From: mike.hankey at gmail.com
> To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) FW: NJ crater in lawn Meteorite blamed
>
> 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  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-----
> > From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
> > [mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Marc Fries
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 5:53 PM
> > To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
> > 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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