The Car, the Hole, and the Peekskill Meteorite

[FLO]

The Peekskill meteor of 1992 was captured on 16 independent videos and then struck a car. Documented as brighter than the full Moon, the spectacular fireball crossed parts of several US states during its 40 seconds of glory before landing in Peekskill, New York. The resulting meteorite, pictured here, is composed of dense rock and has the size and mass of an extremely heavy bowling ball. If you are lucky enough to find a meteorite just after impact, do not pick it up -- parts of it are likely to be either very hot or very cold. In this weekend's Leonid meteor shower, few meteors, if any, are expected to hit the ground.

Source: APOD

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061119.html

[The Warthog]

I'd be tempted to not have it repaired - just paint "Hit by a space rock!" on it and drive it around.

[FLO]

8)

[Jamie]

I think that the car and the rock sold for plenty $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[SteelRat]

Would blow THE LAW away when you told them HOW you got that busted headlight 8)

[GordonCopestake]

I remember this from ages ago when it happened. They sold the rock the a shed load of cash but the car went for nearly as much as the rock! Some people will buy any old carp.

[The Warthog]

Would blow THE LAW away when you told them HOW you got that busted headlight 8)

That's the back of the car.

[SteelRat]

OOPS - "tail light" ahem. I obviously didn't look properly but after looking again, in my defence - it's a pig of a car

[Kaptain Klevtsov]

That's what a Maserati looks like if it gets hit by a big enough rock. However this rock wasn't big enough, so its a good job that the car was a "standard US nasty looking to start with" sort of vehicle. I think it's the one Homer Simpson drives.

Captain Chaos

[Kenny_10_Bellys]

Looks more like Kojaks to me.

[SteelRat]

Well it IS the right colour - wonder if there are lollypops in the glove box?