Meteorite hunters from several departments met on Saturday, November 6 in the Pierres Dorées in search of an extraterrestrial stone that had fallen in the vicinity. All volunteers, they are part of different astronomical clubs or simple enthusiasts, and hope to find the meteorite that crossed the sky, from the north of Dauphiné to the north of Lyon, Monday, October 18, before crashing in Beaujolais.
A stone from elsewhere
“We are going to do several groups. By scanning the ground with our eyes, in line, in the middle of the vines, we will look for a small stone with a very black crust, flat faces and a density a little heavier than the average ”, briefs François Colas, astronomer at the Paris observatory. Through…
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