* Astronomy

Sterling Gazette
23 September 1892

A Mammoth Aerolite?
What is believed to be the largest aerolite ever known to have fallen is lying in the Caspian Sea, a short distance from the peninsular of Apsheron. The aerolite made a terrific noise as it rushed through the air with incredible speed, and the white-hot mass made a light that illuminated the country and sea about for a great distance. Those who saw it were were struck dumb with consternation. When it struck the water immense clouds of steam arose, and the hissing could be heard for a great distance. Huge masses of water were thrown upward, and the sight was a beautiful one. So enormous is the aerolite that it projects twelve feet above the water, and save for its fused black crust, which gives it the appearance of having been varnished, it has every appearance of being one of the usual rocky formations met with along the coast. Scientists are deeply interested in the phenomenon, and a number of them are making preparations to visit the peninsula to examine the aerolite

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