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Subject: A news story for you.

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John

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Date Posted: 21:25:44 11/23/04 Tue

Here is a news story for you.
From `Northern Territory News` dated 22/11/04
Australian scientists are 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''

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 , Northern Territory, Australia, on Monday evening.

``Nobody has ever photographed one hitting Earth,''

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.

``I was taking a series of time-lapse pictures of the build-up of clouds. I did not realise I had snapped the meteorite until later.''

The wharf lamp bulb was yesterday found to be blown but the top of the post will not be checked for damage until today.
Experts believe the meteorite may not have hit the lamp post, but metal elsewhere on the wharf.

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Re: A news story for you.	Blobrana	21:38:59 11/23/04 Tue