Hi Dirk, I have to agree with Richard -- I find no real fault with the article. The stone pictured does indeed look like a meteorite from this fall. "Just west of Mineral Point" is a perfectly believable meteorite landing point, particularly if "just west of" means a couple miles.
I don't think people appreciate how long this strewn field will eventually turn out to be. The entry angle on the meteoroid was less than 10 degrees from horizontal, and for even a single fragmentation event at an altitude of 28 km, my model spreads meteorites in the 3-gram to 10-kilo mass range over 20 miles. Since there were additional fragmentations below 28 km, the strewn field is likely to be longer still. --Rob -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Richard Kowalski Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:24 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] nut bag reporting award Wisconsin I guess I don't see why you're calling it nutbag or lunacy. While Mineral Point does seem a too far east of Livingston, but the article states a none explicit "just west of"... 130 grams at $20 per gram = $2600, so the value of "thousands" sounds reasonable. What am I missing? -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list