Opener to a novel: a meteor lands in Peru, emitting a noxious odor and making nearby people sick...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/space/article/0,,2171920,00.html
"The farmers expressed fears that what appeared to be chunks of lead and silver around the site could contaminate the soil."
And bloody hell, if they don't want their chunks of meteoric iron and other metals, by all means send them to me!
"The farmers expressed fears that what appeared to be chunks of lead and silver around the site could contaminate the soil."
And bloody hell, if they don't want their chunks of meteoric iron and other metals, by all means send them to me!