From: William Wise <will.nul>
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 07:54:34 -0500
Fwd Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 08:30:43 -0500
Subject: Red Rain Phenomenon Of Kerala ET?


Source: Astrophysics and Space Science

http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601022

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Astrophysics, abstract
astro-ph/0601022

From: Godfrey Louis [view email]
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 07:54:10 GMT   (461kb)

The red rain phenomenon of Kerala and its possible
extraterrestrial origin

Authors: Godfrey Louis, A. Santhosh Kumar (Mahatma Gandhi
University, Kottayam, India)

Comments: 18 pages, 15 figures, accepted for publication in
Astrophysics and Space Science


A red rain phenomenon occurred in Kerala, India starting from
25th July 2001, in which the rainwater appeared coloured in
various localized places that are spread over a few hundred
kilometers in Kerala.

Maximum cases were reported during the first 10 days and
isolated cases were found to occur for about 2 months.

The striking red colouration of the rainwater was found to be
due to the suspension of microscopic red particles having the
appearance of biological cells. These particles have no
similarity with usual desert dust.

An estimated minimum quantity of 50,000 kg of red particles has
fallen from the sky through red rain.

An analysis of this strange phenomenon further shows that the
conventional atmospheric transport processes like dust storms
etc. cannot explain this phenomenon.

The electron microscopic study of the red particles shows fine
cell structure indicating their biological cell like nature.
EDAX analysis shows that the major elements present in these
cell like particles are carbon and oxygen.

Strangely, a test for DNA using Ethidium Bromide dye
fluorescence technique indicates absence of DNA in these cells.

In the context of a suspected link between a meteor airburst
event and the red rain, the possibility for the extraterrestrial
origin of these particles from cometary fragments is discussed.

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Will