I'll bet that Farmer or the Hupe's find it before the roo's and walabie's do, let alone the small aircraft pilots. :^)
CharlyV -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Baalke Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 12:44 PM To: Meteorite Mailing List Subject: [meteorite-list] Professor Rallies Pilots for Meteor Site Watch in Australia http://townsvillebulletin.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,9203013%2 55E14787,00.html Professor rallies pilots for meteor site watch By HAYLEY SEENEY Townsville Bulletin April 6, 2004 A TOWNSVILLE astronomer has encouraged light aircraft pilots to keep watch for a possible impact sites from a meteor grouping that fell to earth last week. James Cook University astronomy centre director Associate Professor Graeme White said eye witness accounts put one impact site about 60 nautical miles north-northeast of Mount Isa. North and northwest Queensland were treated to a meteor spectacular last Wednesday night, as meteorites entered the earth's atmosphere and burst into fireballs. Passengers and pilots on two light aircraft flying from Mount Gordon, also known as Gunpowder, at the time of the event reported seeing the fireballs go past their aircraft. "I'd like to get someone from the local aeroclub to go out there and have a look," Professor White said. "I thought about it over the weekend. It'd be good if someone who's got a light plane to fly out there, or someone who is going out there to divert from their normal activities to look at the place. "It (the impact site) would be fairly distinctive, it will be a big spot of black and brown or a hole in the ground." Keen to hear from anyone who may be able to fly by the area, Professor White said they would need to take an exact location using a global positioning system and perhaps a photo. He would then be eager to mount an expedition to the site. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
