Was This a meteotiate

Here is what greeted me on the local paper this morning

Was this a meteorite?
By NIGEL ADLAM
24nov04
Territory scientists were last night studying what could be the first
photograph of a meteorite hitting Earth.







The chances of an impact being captured on film are millions to one.

``If this is true, it's one of the most remarkable pictures ever taken,''
astronomy tutor Geoff Carr said yesterday.

The photograph was taken by keen amateur photographer Wayne Pryde as he
stood near the Darwin Cenotaph on The Esplanade and looked down to Fort Hill
Wharf on Monday evening.

The meteorite, which could have been as small as a grain of sand, would have
been travelling about 30,000km/h.

Mr Pryde believes a tiny piece of space rock hit the top of a 20m lamp post
on the wharf.

He said the explosion on impact could be seen clearly in the photograph.

The ``tube'' created by the meteorite as it hurtled towards Earth is harder
to pick out.

Full story here

http://ntnews.news.com.au/common/sto...E13569,00.html

Ive done a rough scan of the photo and you can see it here

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~hapchap/


Phillip Smith
Darwin Australia