http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/01/content_5786159.htm 
  
  
      Geologists find meteorite on Panama beach
  
      China View
  
      February 28, 2007
  
  
      PANAMA CITY (Xinhua) -- Panamanian geologists have found 
  
      an meteorite at Rio Hato, a coastal town west of the capital Panama 
  
      City.
  
  
      The meteorite fell onto Rio Hato's beach last Friday, geologist 
  
      Juan de Dios Villa told the press on Wednesday.
  
  
      The landing was witnessed by a security guard, who described it 
  
      as a ball of fire crashing down from the sky onto the sand.
  
      
  
      The 4.2 kg red object, measuring 20 cm in diameter, will be 
  
      X-rayed for more details, said Villa, chief geologist at the 
  
      National Mineral Resources Directorate.
  
  
      The meteorite shows burn marks on its exterior, and appears to be 
  
      mainly carbon-based, in contrast to most meteorites, which mainly 
  
      contain iron.