Iran has been struggling from thousands killed in recent earthquakes. Now, fragmentary (pun) reports are coming out of that country regarding an unusual meteorite fall on Friday. As Reuters reports, ” A meteorite has hit northern Iran causing minor damage to property but there were no immediate reports of casualties, state radio has said. It said the impact sent locals in panic onto the streets in the northern town of Babol in Mazandaran province.
“A meteorite which hit Babol on Friday morning caused only some minor damage to residential units, radio said, without giving further details or citing any source. It said the impact in Iran was felt up to one kilometre away.”
Meanwhile, The Telegraph of India is reporting continuing finds from a meteorite fall in India. “Three months after a meteor shot across the sky in Orissa’s coastal belt, fragments of its debris are still being recovered in Kendrapara district.
“Four pieces, picked up by locals who had preserved them out of curiosity, have been recovered by panchayat representatives in Mahakalapada block,” official sources said. The fragments when put together weigh 3 kg and are with panchayat officials now. Sarpanch Gagan Bihari Pradhan has been instructed to keep the fragments in safe custody and hand them over to the district administration.
The district administration had warned residents not to keep the meteorite pieces in their possession as they fell in the national treasure category. Private possession of such material would amount to penal offence, the administration warned. So far, 10 fragments have been found from villages and paddy fields, the sources said.
Wonder where Robert A. Haag the meteorite man is?
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In probably unrelated news, The Advertiser in Australia reports that on NBC
Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin said his baby had been safe unless "There would have to be a meteorite come down, hit Australia and we’d have an earthquake 6.6 on the Richter Scale for me to get knocked over,"