LOL I know whats next, a meteorite hitting a hay stack from the Forest City meteorite fall..... But again who knows, maybe a fragment hit the dam, that was man made depending what ist made of :), But again I do enjoy the history meteorites present to meteorite collectors and how these events mold our history.I can tell you this, the story of the Pena Blanca Spring meteorite fall is a good one and having being recovered from a natural springs pool is a feat of its own and the majority of the recovery was done by Mr. O. E. Monnig.
Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 eBaystore http://shop.ebay.com/photophlow/m.html --- On Fri, 4/15/11, meteoriteguy.com <[email protected]> wrote: From: meteoriteguy.com <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Is Pena Blanca Springs meteorite a hammer stone????? To: "Thunder Stone" <[email protected]> Cc: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>, "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 15, 2011, 3:27 PM 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 <[email protected]> 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
