Park Forest Meteorite that damaged house fetches $51, 000

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Thu May 21 15:54:19 EDT 2009

Meteorite that damaged Ill. home fetches $51,000, The Associated Press
http://www.bnd.com/326/story/774179.html

Collector pays $50000 for a 5-pound rock, Chicago Sun-Times
May 18, 2009‎, Mary Houlihan, May 18, 2009.
http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/1578763,CST-NWS-meteorite18.article

Meteorite goes for $51000, KGO-TV - ‎May 18, 2009‎
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6819213

Yours,

Paul

Listeners Correct Auctioneer About Meteorite History

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Wed May 13 16:10:52 EDT 2009

Letters: Meteorite, All Things Considered, May 13, 2009

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104104547

“There were many letters in response to an interview about
the auction of the Garza Stone, a meteorite that hit a house
in Park Forest, Ill., in 2003. Listeners were quick to point
out that — contrary to what the organizer of this auction
suggested — there is at least one documented case of a
person being hit by a falling rock from outer space.”

The story commented on is:

Interviews: Why Are Meteorites So Expensive?
All Things Considered, May 12, 2009

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104065594

“Some pricey chunks of space rock are among the objects for sale
at a Dallas auction house this weekend.”

Yours,

Paul H.