Comments on: One Hundred Years Ago Today, A Mars Meteorite Fell in a Blaze

By: 100 years ago, a meteorite (possibly) vaporized a dog in Egypt

100 years ago, a meteorite (possibly) vaporized a dog in Egypt — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:43:15 +0000

[...] the Nakhla rock also has the lurid (and perhaps unearned) reputation as a dog-smusher. Explains The Smithsonian: W.F. Hume, minister of the Geological Survey of Egypt, began taking eyewitness statements, and [...]

By: 100 Years Ago, a Chunk of Mars Hit Egypt (and a Dog) | V V N Swamy

100 Years Ago, a Chunk of Mars Hit Egypt (and a Dog) | V V N Swamy — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:48:41 +0000

[...] famous this meteorite is, it’s also infamous for its canine-killing ways. According to the Smithsonian blog, one particularly dramatic eyewitness account recounts that morbid day for Fido: “The fearful [...]

By: Beth Py-Lieberman

Beth Py-Lieberman — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Thanks sporobolus for the fact-check. I made a few corrections.

By: 100 years ago today, a meteorite (possibly) vaporized a dog in Egypt [Space Rocks] | That Soviet Guy

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:21:14 +0000

[...] Although the 1.3-billion-year-old rock is famous in astrogeological circles for its Martian origins, the Nakhla rock also has the lurid (and perhaps unearned) reputation as a dog-smusher. Explains The Smithsonian: [...]

By: sporobolus

sporobolus — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:40:36 +0000

there is something factually awry in “117g and 52g (or 4.3 ounces and .117 ounces)”

By: 100 Years Ago, Mars Killed a Dog in Egypt « Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff)

100 Years Ago, Mars Killed a Dog in Egypt « Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:04:11 +0000

[...] famous this meteorite is, it’s also infamous for its canine-killing ways. According to the Smithsonian blog, one particularly dramatic eyewitness account recounts that morbid day for [...]

By: 100 Years Ago Today, A Meteorite (Possibly) Vaporised A Dog | Gizmodo Australia

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:42 +0000

By: Vor 100 Jahren wurde ein Hund von einem Meteoriten getroffen | Boom&Bust

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:43:17 +0000

[...] Zumindest wenn man einem Landwirt aus der Einschlagsgegend in Ägypten vertraut. Dieser behauptete nämlich Zeuge des Vorfalls geworden zu sein. [...]