January 11, 2017 fireball turns out to have been a L6 chrondite stone meteorite

[Palinurus]

Source: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2017/06/scientists-identify-rock-that-crashed-through-shed-roof-as-meteorite/

Scientists identify rock that crashed through shed roof as meteorite

June 26, 2017

Photo: Naturalis

A rock that crashed through the roof of a shed has been confirmed as only the sixth meteorite to be recovered in the Netherlands.

The 4.5 billion-year-old lump of stone, which weighs around 500g, landed in the village of Broek in Waterland, Noord-Holland province, in January.

The owners discovered it the next morning and contacted Naturalis museum in Leiden after looking up meteorites on the internet. Two experts confirmed that it was a L6 chrondite type, which dates from the birth of the solar system.

It is believed to be the same meteorite recorded by a Belgian motorist who filmed it blazing through the sky on January 11.

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Geologist Leo Kriegsman told NOS: ‘It’s from the area between Mars and Jupiter, which is an area full of space junk and small planets where lots of meteorites come from.’

The museum currently has the meteorite on loan from the owners and is hoping to acquire it permanently. It is thought it could fetch around €1,000 on the open market.

Scientists estimate that a meteorite lands somewhere in the Netherlands every two to three years on average, but most are never found.

Similar story here: http://nltimes.nl/2017/06/26/meteorite-crashes-shed-roof-noord-holland-town-6th-meteorite-ever-found-netherlands

 

[Oxajil]

Interesting, thanks for sharing Palinurus! It's up on Sott.net now: https://www.sott.net/article/354803-Scientists-identify-rock-that-crashed-through-shed-roof-in-a-Dutch-village-as-meteorite I haven't kept up yet, but I'm getting the impression that meteorites are 'crashing through things' or hit the ground more frequently. It's probably difficult to get all the numbers, as in the article they write that "most are never found".

 

[Palinurus]

Thanks Oxajil. :)

If I'm not mistaken the C's once mentioned a percentage of how many fireballs that drop are actually reported publicly and I seem to remember it being abysmally low comparatively. I did search for the exact quote but was unsuccessful.

 

[Oxajil]

Thanks Oxajil. :)

If I'm not mistaken the C's once mentioned a percentage of how many fireballs that drop are actually reported publicly and I seem to remember it being abysmally low comparatively. I did search for the exact quote but was unsuccessful.

I found this bit from the Session 28 May 2013:

Q: (L) Well, we've certainly been having, in addition to all of this rain, a veritable sprinkle storm of little meteorites that hit people's houses, and hit people's cars. It's getting to the point where it's like weekly and sometimes multiple times a week. It's not - I don't believe - a phenomenon of people simply reporting it more or noticing it more. It's just like freaking bizarre!

A: See opening remarks.

Q: (L) You mean "new world coming", well a new world coming means that the old world has to go. That doesn't strike me as being entirely pleasant.

A: You have long been aware of the cataclysmic nature of cosmic transitions, why get nervous now that it is at the door?

Q: (Perceval) Stage fright! (L) Yes, stage fright. Okay, going along our list of questions... Along the same line: What percentage of fireballs or other celestial visitors actually come to our attention?

A: 43 percent.

Q: (L) What is the percentage increase observed or otherwise in fireballs over this time last year?

A: 26 percent.

 

[Palinurus]

Yes Oxajil, that's precisely the quote I had in mind but couldn't find. ;D

Thanks for digging that up. :)