Hi Jim, Taking off on your idea, those of us with meteorites (ideally cheaper NWA's and less expensive irons) could conduct an experiment to measure how long these retain their temperature in order to do the search. Of course the larger the specimen the longer it should retain it's heat but most meteorites should be in a small size range per fall statistics. Placing some specimens (IN VERY WELL MARKED AREAS) in the sand and seeing how long they hold there heat (after sundown) would tell how much of a window to look for these we might have. Also give an idea of the surrounding area and how long it takes to cool down compared to the planted meteorites.
Another note, infared film could be useful from a high vantage point just after things cool down on the surface in order to try to find hot spots of possible falls. I am sure much junk would be found. Just my ideas. --AL ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
