Oops - I take it back. It is "not" a hammer If man moves dirt and changes it, it is still dirt and not man made. Sorry folks, Greg S.
---------------------------------------- > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is Pena Blanca Springs meteorite a hammer > stone????? > Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:27:55 -0600 > To: [email protected] > > It is a dirt pond. Come on. > This is out of control. > Michael Farmer > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 15, 2011, at 3:21 PM, Thunder Stone wrote: > > > > > List: > > > > I would say 'Yes' > > > > If a stone lands in a swimming pool (man made) it will sink and hit the > > bottom of the pool. Would it be a hammer if the pool were empty? > > > > What if a meteorite landed in a birdbath - a hammer? > > > > That's my gram's worth. > > > > Greg S. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > >> Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:39:12 -0700 > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Is Pena Blanca Springs meteorite a hammer > >> stone????? > >> > >> Hello Listers, > >> > >> I have a good question I was doing some searching around on the net today > >> and I came across an article called > >> > >> THE PENA BLANCA SPRING METEORITE, > >> BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS > >> > >> BY > >> > >> John T. Lonsdale University of Texas, Austin Texas > >> > >> With in the article it was stated that the meteorite plunged into a > >> swimming pool feed by natural spring water hence where the meteorite got > >> its name. I have also read this meteorite was recovered from a pond, stock > >> pond. Now can these natural spring water swimming pools be man made and if > >> so was the one on Gages ranch about 9.5 miles southeast of Marathon in > >> Brewster County, Texas man made as well? If thats the case wounldnt Pena > >> Blanca Springs meteorite be a HAMMER STONE? > >> > >> Good indication that can suggest that this swimming pool/ pond could be > >> man made is that after the pool was drained about 4 feet below normal > >> level to recover some of the meteorite fragments. In order to drain a > >> pool/pond there has to be some construction implemented in order to > >> achieve that? > >> > >> Down below is some points taken from the article and also a link to the > >> whole article. Please take a look and share your thoughts on what you > >> think. > >> > >> Abstract > >> The Pena Blanca Spring meteorite fell August 2, 1946, in the swimming pool > >> at the headquarters of the Gage Ranch near Marathon in Brewster County, > >> Texas. Twenty-four people were within a few hundred feet of the point of > >> fall, and one person saw the meteorite in flight. Many interesting > >> incidents were accurately reported. > >> > >> As far as known, man has never constructed a device in which to trap > >> a meteorite falling to the earth. Had he done so, possibly he could not > >> have improved upon the swimming pool at the headquarters of the Gage > >> ranch about 9.5 miles southeast of Marathon in Brewster County, Texas. > >> This swimming pool received the Pena Blanca Spring meteorite with a > >> violent splash at about 1:20 p.u. on August 2, 1946. The meteorite is > >> named from the spring which forms the swimming pool and which is > >> an historic landmark in the region. > >> > >> http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM32/AM32_354.pdf > >> > >> Lastly, why I brought this up is because in numerous cases I have read > >> swimming pool and swimming pool means man made. But again the word can be > >> subjective. > >> > >> Shawn Alan > >> IMCA 1633 > >> eBaystore > >> http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html > >> > >> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> Visit the Archives at > >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
