My friends in Hollister California found what we think are two meteor fragments in their backyard in the year 2000. They seem large to me, about 4.5 and 5.5 inches across. The reason we think they are meteors are:
1. My friends witnessed them falling
2. They reported finding them hot or glowing.
3. They are heavier than most rocks (for their volume)
4. They are blackened
5. They are rounded, not quite smooth just rounded into a nice ellipsoidal shape.
Some of these observations might NOT be indiicative of meteors.
The specific question I have are:
1. Would any scientist or astronomy buff be interested in these rocks?
2. Is there any value in identifiying the rocks and, if so, how might it be done?
See photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/76749534@N00/?saved=1
Thanks,
Ron
2006-07-03
20:27:36
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