This may have happened the way you suggest, however I assume that deorbits occur such that if they are properly executed, any debris would land in the ocean far from popoulated areas. Now if you can get to the site and recover any debris, you would have a better answer. Ron At 18:14 97/8/23 -0700, you wrote: >A few days ago I put out a request about a mysterious re-entry which took >place July 1st/2nd,the object impacting in Brazil. > >Alan very kindly replied pointing out that around the time of the impact >Progress M34 was re-entering...and that in fact at 22:42 UTC on July 1st it >would have passed over the co-ordinates 13.3S 58.1W which are very >close to the site of the crater. > >Could it be that this craft re-entered in tact,and crashed down into the >Matto Grosso are? > >Let's have a look at the description again...... > >"Reports indicate that debris,about 3-4 feet in diameter , described as an >"iron ball" crashed down leaving a sizeable crater". > >Sounds spot on to me....but surely we would have heard more about this >incident,and,.....could a Progress vessel survive re-entry in this manner? > >I would appreciate your comments,as my knowledge on such matters is >limited,but it could certainly have all the makings of a very interesting >discussion point! > >Finally,if anyone out there has any further info about the demise of M34 >,please let me know. > >Regards, > >John. > *** > * * * > * * * * * > + * * * + > *** > ..::... > I::::::::::::::::::: ...... ' ::::::::::::::::::::I > I : : : :===: O:===: : : : I > I....'....'....'.... :O :. :....'....'....'....I > :.....: > + *** > * * * > + * * * * * > * * * + >*** > John Locker...G7MIZ. > Satellite Communications Consultant and freelance journalist. >Contributor.....TELEsatellite International...DR DISH@TV(Spacenews)...What >Satellite TV...Short Wave Magazine...Television...Alien Encounters and >"Sightings" Magazine. > HOMEPAGE......http://www.cybase.co.uk/satcom/ > >