Hello, Howard and the list,
this method has been used also in the recovering meteorites. My friend
tried to find several years ago some Marjalahti-fragments with an electric
magnet from the bay beside the fall-point.
Anyway, the area was used as a military-base, and when he got some ammo
and gas-tanks in his magnet, he gladly gave up the operation. But if you know
the area and what you are looking for, why not.
In the flood areas there may be quite a lot of other things to find, so instead of
a meteorite you may have in your magnet all other interresting things...;-
Also one way could be to use magnetometers (used by geophysicans), these
should react at least if there are bigger irons on the area. The problem with
these is the same with the magnet, they reatcs in all metal-rubbish on the bottom.
take care,
pekka s
Howard Wu wrote:
Dumb suggestion: I recall seeing people using big magnets to search lakes for dropped motors. Might something like this be used to search for meteorites in a flood plain?Howard WuP.S. Bob Haag was a pioneer then when he traded for Zagami. Currently I believe he supports a Rabbies project giving back to the community who help him get started.
Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger
--
Pekka Savolainen Jokiharjuntie 4 FIN-71330 Rasala FINLAND + 358 400 818 912 Group Home Page: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin Group Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
