[meteorite-list] Earth can contaminate alien meteorites quickly, study shows
Hello Listers Does anyone have an Alien meteorite for trade :) Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Earth can contaminate alien meteorites quickly, study shows A team of scientists has published the results of an investigative survey into the Sutter's Mill meteorite that landed in California in 2012. The results reveal that the meteorite contained a number of features associated with minerals such as olivines, phyllosilicates, carbonates, and possibly pyroxenes, as well as organics. source:http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/01/19/earth-can-contaminate-alien-meteorites-quickly-study-shows/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Hodges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim
Also, Grady's Fifth Edition of the Catalogue of Meteorites lists Alabama MNH's weight as 3.68 kg, which is a difference of approximately -165 grams of the original Hodge's stone weight (assuming the original Hodge's stone weight was accurately listed by Swindel Jones in 1954 as 8.5 lbs., which is about 3.85 kg). -- Mike Bandli Historic Meteorites www.HistoricMeteorites.com and join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Meteorites1 IMCA #5765 --- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 7:47 PM To: Rob Wesel; Michael Blood; Shawn Alan; Meteorite List Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim Rob, all, The Hammer stone in the Alabama Museum of Natural History was the stone that was cored. (Why would the Smithsonian core their stone after already slabbing it?) Provenmire in the 2003 article Sylacauga, Alabama Revisited in METEORITE, vol. 9, no. 2 states this about the Hodge's stone: An approximate 31 mm diameter core has been removed from the bottom of the object (34 mm deep) for internal examination and thin section analysis. He also includes a photo of the stone which shows the core hole. Cheers, Frank On Monday, January 19, 2015 6:47 PM, Rob Wesel via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Am I missing something, didn't we just establish that the hammer was never cut or cored and remains 100% intact in the Alabama Museum of Natural History? And that the one and only core (plus a slice) was taken from the Smithsonian second mass? Rob Wesel -- Nakhla Dog Meteorites www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 -- From: Michael Blood via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 6:32 PM To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com; Met. Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim I believe about 13 thin slices of the core - which are about the diameter of A quarter, but only about 60% as thick - total in the entire meteorite community. It is always far more expensive than the 2nd stone from the Smithsonian (which is not the hammer stone), due to higher desirability Combined with a far greater degree of rarity. Michael Blood On 1/18/15 12:42 PM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the
[meteorite-list] Dawn Delivers New Image of Ceres
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2015-023 Dawn Delivers New Image of Ceres Jet Propulsion Laboratory January 19, 2015 [Animation] The Dawn spacecraft observed Ceres for an hour on Jan. 13, 2015, from a distance of 238,000 miles (383,000 kilometers). A little more than half of its surface was observed at a resolution of 27 pixels. This animated GIF shows bright and dark features.Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI As NASA's Dawn spacecraft closes in on Ceres, new images show the dwarf planet at 27 pixels across, about three times better than the calibration images taken in early December. These are the first in a series of images that will be taken for navigation purposes during the approach to Ceres. Over the next several weeks, Dawn will deliver increasingly better and better images of the dwarf planet, leading up to the spacecraft's capture into orbit around Ceres on March 6. The images will continue to improve as the spacecraft spirals closer to the surface during its 16-month study of the dwarf planet. We know so much about the solar system and yet so little about dwarf planet Ceres. Now, Dawn is ready to change that, said Marc Rayman, Dawn's chief engineer and mission director, based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The best images of Ceres so far were taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2003 and 2004. This most recent images from Dawn, taken January 13, 2015, at about 80 percent of Hubble resolution, are not quite as sharp. But Dawn's images will surpass Hubble's resolution at the next imaging opportunity, which will be at the end of January. Already, the [latest] images hint at first surface structures such as craters, said Andreas Nathues, lead investigator for the framing camera team at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen, Germany. Ceres is the largest body in the main asteroid belt, which lies between Mars and Jupiter. It has an average diameter of 590 miles (950 kilometers), and is thought to contain a large amount of ice. Some scientists think it's possible that the surface conceals an ocean. Dawn's arrival at Ceres will mark the first time a spacecraft has ever visited a dwarf planet. The team is very excited to examine the surface of Ceres in never-before-seen detail, said Chris Russell, principal investigator for the Dawn mission, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. We look forward to the surprises this mysterious world may bring. The spacecraft has already delivered more than 30,000 images and many insights about Vesta, the second most massive body in the asteroid belt. Dawn orbited Vesta, which has an average diameter of 326 miles (525 kilometers), from 2011 to 2012. Thanks to its ion propulsion system, Dawn is the first spacecraft ever targeted to orbit two deep-space destinations. JPL manages the Dawn mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital Sciences Corp. in Dulles, Virginia, designed and built the spacecraft. UCLA is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. The Dawn framing cameras were developed and built under the leadership of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Gottingen, Germany, with significant contributions by German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, and in coordination with the Institute of Computer and Communication Network Engineering, Braunschweig. The Framing Camera project is funded by the Max Planck Society, DLR, and NASA/JPL. The Italian Space Agency and the Italian National Astrophysical Institute are international partners on the mission team. More information about Dawn is online at http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov . Media Contact Elizabeth Landau Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6425 elizabeth.lan...@jpl.nasa.gov 2015-023 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim
I believe about 13 thin slices of the core - which are about the diameter of A quarter, but only about 60% as thick - total in the entire meteorite community. It is always far more expensive than the 2nd stone from the Smithsonian (which is not the hammer stone), due to higher desirability Combined with a far greater degree of rarity. Michael Blood On 1/18/15 12:42 PM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn¹t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn¹t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn¹t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force¹s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some clearing up. Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to keep. ³I feel like the meteorite is mine,² she said, according to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. ³I think God intended it for me. After all, it hit me!² But, as luck would have it, she wasn¹t the only person wanting to stake a claim for the space rock. Her landlady, Birdie Guy, wanted to keep it for herself. Guy found a lawyer and sued Hodges, alleging that it was hers because it landed on her property. Although the law was leaning in her favor, the community wasn¹t too happy about that verdict. So, in exchange for $500, they settled out of court. Soon after, the woman and her husband, Eugene, received an offer from the Smithsonian for the rock, though they turned it down hoping to score a better offer. An offer they¹d never get. No one approached them to purchase the controversial entity. In 1956, the Hodges wound up donating it to the museum. If you¹re interested in checking it out, it¹s still on display. The entire story is just a little heartbreaking, especially when you consider that Ann suffered a nervous breakdown from the meteorite hysterics. According to the museum, ³she never did recover² from the frenzy that followed that fateful day. The couple later separated, and, in 1972, she went on to die of kidney failure in a nursing home. She ³wasn¹t a person who sought out the limelight. The Hodges were just simple country people, and I really think that all the attention was her downfall,² explained museum director Randy Mecredy. What makes this woman¹s story so rare is that meteorites typically fall into the ocean or land somewhere desolate (not on top of a woman napping on her couch), according to Michael Reynolds, a
[meteorite-list] Mailbox that was hit by Meteorite sold for over $80, 000 at auction
I would keep the meteorite and sell the mailbox __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim
Yes the hodges stone is safe in the museum. I think you are right, the core is from that stone. I think Robert Woolard wrote a great piece about it. I forgot that the King sale had a core. That material certainly not on the market these days. Michael Farmer On Jan 19, 2015, at 9:12 PM, Rob Wesel via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Thank you Frank I had always been under the impression that my core was from the bruiser. None, not a gram had me in doubt but the photos from M have resolved my fears. Rob -- From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 7:46 PM To: Rob Wesel nakhla...@comcast.net; Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net; Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim Rob, all, The Hammer stone in the Alabama Museum of Natural History was the stone that was cored. (Why would the Smithsonian core their stone after already slabbing it?) Provenmire in the 2003 article Sylacauga, Alabama Revisited in METEORITE, vol. 9, no. 2 states this about the Hodge's stone: An approximate 31 mm diameter core has been removed from the bottom of the object (34 mm deep) for internal examination and thin section analysis. He also includes a photo of the stone which shows the core hole. Cheers, Frank On Monday, January 19, 2015 6:47 PM, Rob Wesel via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Am I missing something, didn't we just establish that the hammer was never cut or cored and remains 100% intact in the Alabama Museum of Natural History? And that the one and only core (plus a slice) was taken from the Smithsonian second mass? Rob Wesel -- Nakhla Dog Meteorites www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 -- From: Michael Blood via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 6:32 PM To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com; Met. Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim I believe about 13 thin slices of the core - which are about the diameter of A quarter, but only about 60% as thick - total in the entire meteorite community. It is always far more expensive than the 2nd stone from the Smithsonian (which is not the hammer stone), due to higher desirability Combined with a far greater degree of rarity. Michael Blood On 1/18/15 12:42 PM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn¹t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim
Am I missing something, didn't we just establish that the hammer was never cut or cored and remains 100% intact in the Alabama Museum of Natural History? And that the one and only core (plus a slice) was taken from the Smithsonian second mass? Rob Wesel -- Nakhla Dog Meteorites www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 -- From: Michael Blood via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 6:32 PM To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com; Met. Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim I believe about 13 thin slices of the core - which are about the diameter of A quarter, but only about 60% as thick - total in the entire meteorite community. It is always far more expensive than the 2nd stone from the Smithsonian (which is not the hammer stone), due to higher desirability Combined with a far greater degree of rarity. Michael Blood On 1/18/15 12:42 PM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn¹t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn¹t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn¹t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force¹s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some clearing up. Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to keep. ³I feel like the meteorite is mine,² she said, according to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. ³I think God intended it for me. After all, it hit me!² But, as luck would have it, she wasn¹t the only person wanting to stake a claim for the space rock. Her landlady, Birdie Guy, wanted to keep it for herself. Guy found a lawyer and sued Hodges, alleging that it was hers because it landed on her property. Although the law was leaning in her favor, the community wasn¹t too happy about that verdict. So, in exchange for $500, they settled out of court. Soon after, the woman and her husband, Eugene, received an offer from the Smithsonian for the rock, though they turned it down hoping to score a better offer. An offer they¹d never get. No one approached them to purchase the controversial entity. In 1956, the Hodges wound up donating it to the museum. If you¹re interested in checking it out, it¹s
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim
Thank you Frank I had always been under the impression that my core was from the bruiser. None, not a gram had me in doubt but the photos from M have resolved my fears. Rob -- From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 7:46 PM To: Rob Wesel nakhla...@comcast.net; Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net; Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim Rob, all, The Hammer stone in the Alabama Museum of Natural History was the stone that was cored. (Why would the Smithsonian core their stone after already slabbing it?) Provenmire in the 2003 article Sylacauga, Alabama Revisited in METEORITE, vol. 9, no. 2 states this about the Hodge's stone: An approximate 31 mm diameter core has been removed from the bottom of the object (34 mm deep) for internal examination and thin section analysis. He also includes a photo of the stone which shows the core hole. Cheers, Frank On Monday, January 19, 2015 6:47 PM, Rob Wesel via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Am I missing something, didn't we just establish that the hammer was never cut or cored and remains 100% intact in the Alabama Museum of Natural History? And that the one and only core (plus a slice) was taken from the Smithsonian second mass? Rob Wesel -- Nakhla Dog Meteorites www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 -- From: Michael Blood via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 6:32 PM To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com; Met. Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim I believe about 13 thin slices of the core - which are about the diameter of A quarter, but only about 60% as thick - total in the entire meteorite community. It is always far more expensive than the 2nd stone from the Smithsonian (which is not the hammer stone), due to higher desirability Combined with a far greater degree of rarity. Michael Blood On 1/18/15 12:42 PM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn¹t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn¹t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn¹t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force¹s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky
Re: [meteorite-list] Earth can contaminate alien meteorites quickly, study shows
That's not news! I remember Dolores Hill of the University of Arizona, Tucson, telling me that days after the Sutter Mill's fell, and while I was selecting the right piece to make thin-sections. Then she helped me acquire the right fragment from Michael Farmer, one of the very first fragment to be picked up. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Jan 19, 2015 8:30 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] Earth can contaminate alien meteorites quickly, study shows Hello Listers Does anyone have an Alien meteorite for trade :) Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Earth can contaminate alien meteorites quickly, study shows A team of scientists has published the results of an investigative survey into the Sutter's Mill meteorite that landed in California in 2012. The results reveal that the meteorite contained a number of features associated with minerals such as olivines, phyllosilicates, carbonates, and possibly pyroxenes, as well as organics. source:http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/01/19/earth-can-contaminate-al ien-meteorites-quickly-study-shows/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] __The_True_Story_of_Ann_Ho_dges:_H istory’s_Only_Meteorite_Victim
Hello Listers Michael Farmer stated this... Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:47:23 -0800 None, not a gram. Michael Farmer Hes referring to the first stone that hit Mrs Hodges. Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re:_[meteorite-list]_The_True_Story_of_Ann_Ho_dges:_H istory’s_Only_Meteorite_Victim From: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 3:46 pm To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com Cc: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com None, not a gram. Michael Farmer On Jan 18, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn’t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn’t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn’t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force’s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some clearing up. Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to keep. “I feel like the meteorite is mine,” she said, according to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. “I think God intended it for me. After all, it hit me!” But, as luck would have it, she wasn’t the only person wanting to stake a claim for the space rock. Her landlady, Birdie Guy, wanted to keep it for herself. Guy found a lawyer and sued Hodges, alleging that it was hers because it landed on her property. Although the law was leaning in her favor, the community wasn’t too happy about that verdict. So, in exchange for $500, they settled out of court. Soon after, the woman and her husband, Eugene, received an offer from the Smithsonian for the rock, though they turned it down — hoping to score a better offer. An offer they’d never get. No one approached them to purchase the controversial entity. In 1956, the Hodges wound up donating it to the museum. If you’re interested in checking it out, it’s still on display. The entire story is just a little heartbreaking, especially when you consider that Ann suffered a nervous breakdown from the meteorite hysterics. According to the museum, “she never did recover” from the frenzy that followed that fateful day. The couple later separated, and, in
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim
Rob, all, The Hammer stone in the Alabama Museum of Natural History was the stone that was cored. (Why would the Smithsonian core their stone after already slabbing it?) Provenmire in the 2003 article Sylacauga, Alabama Revisited in METEORITE, vol. 9, no. 2 states this about the Hodge's stone: An approximate 31 mm diameter core has been removed from the bottom of the object (34 mm deep) for internal examination and thin section analysis. He also includes a photo of the stone which shows the core hole. Cheers, Frank On Monday, January 19, 2015 6:47 PM, Rob Wesel via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Am I missing something, didn't we just establish that the hammer was never cut or cored and remains 100% intact in the Alabama Museum of Natural History? And that the one and only core (plus a slice) was taken from the Smithsonian second mass? Rob Wesel -- Nakhla Dog Meteorites www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 -- From: Michael Blood via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 6:32 PM To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com; Met. Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net; Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim I believe about 13 thin slices of the core - which are about the diameter of A quarter, but only about 60% as thick - total in the entire meteorite community. It is always far more expensive than the 2nd stone from the Smithsonian (which is not the hammer stone), due to higher desirability Combined with a far greater degree of rarity. Michael Blood On 1/18/15 12:42 PM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History¹s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn¹t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn¹t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn¹t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force¹s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some clearing up. Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to keep. ³I feel like the meteorite is mine,² she said, according to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. ³I think God intended it for me. After all, it hit me!² But, as luck would have
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Franconia Contributed by: Twink Monrad http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=01/20/2015 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Sao Paulo Meteorite/s Recovered from 09JAN2015 Daytime Event!
List, Some exciting news for the Sao Paulo MeteorRats! They found at least one meteorite from the event! There are more to be found http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/01/porangaba-sao-paulo-brasil-meteorite.html My congratulations to all the the Sao Paulo MeteorRats for the fast scramble as requested! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Hodges: History?s Only Meteorite Victim
Greetings, Ann Hodges isn't the only person to be struck by a meteorite. During the Mbale fall, a young boy was hit on the head by a small stone and suffer no injury. See Sky and Telescope on the article. Best! --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites Quoting Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com: Hello List I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History?s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mbale -- was:The True Story of Ann Hodges: History?s Only Meteorite Victim
Hi AL and List, AL kindly wrote: See Sky and Telescope on the article. H. Betlem (1993) The day that rained stones (ST, Jun 93, pp. 96-97): A 4-gram fragment did hit a banana tree and then a boy from Doko on the head, but he was not hurt. Best to All for 2015, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD meteorite offer Ghubara, Seymchan's many many other pieces
Dear Meteorite List I have many meteorites available at my web page www.collectingmeteorites.com What we can find there? Amazing Ghubara half piece, Toluca with Monnig number, Maslyanino, Odessa with IOM card, Imilac's, Vaca Muerta's, Sikhote Alin's (beauty uncleaned pieces), Chinga, Seymchan (one with olivine too), Dar el Kahal, Canyon Diablo, SAU 001, Cape York, Taza, Buzzard Coulee, Gao Guenie (kilograms small pieces), Mundrabilla, Dimmitt (with Monnig number), Allende (slices and end cuts), Saratov, Zaklodzie (two super large slices), NWA 6963. and other NWA pieces including diogenites, huge eucrites, CC chondrites, great OC breccia and Impact Melt ones .. I am open on trades too... all mention meteoriets are here www.collectingmeteorites.com Beside this, many photos of meteorites (almost 900 photos at page). Any question? illae...@gmail.com All the best Tomasz Jakubowski -- www.collectingmeteorites.com PTM, IMCA, MetSoc Managing Editor meteorites.pwr.wroc.pl __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Sao Paulo Meteorite/s Recovered from 09JAN2015 Daytime Event!
Hi Dirk, Thanks for sharing. Fortunatelly it was found by a local witness, otherwise it would be impossible to discover because of local terrain conditions. Best Andre Moutinho 2015-01-19 13:05 GMT-02:00 drtanuki via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com: List, Some exciting news for the Sao Paulo MeteorRats! They found at least one meteorite from the event! There are more to be found http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/01/porangaba-sao-paulo-brasil-meteorite.html My congratulations to all the the Sao Paulo MeteorRats for the fast scramble as requested! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Study shows how planetary building blocks evolved from porous to hard objects
Hello Listers Enjoy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Study shows how planetary building blocks evolved from porous to hard objects (Phys.org)—Thinking small has enabled an international team of scientists to gain new insight into the evolution of planetary building blocks in the early solar system. The researchers compared the results of small-scale numerical simulations of colliding rock and dust particles to the composition of meteorites. They found that collisions helped transform initially porous materials into the more highly solidified asteroids and meteorites observed today. The team of seven scientists published their evidence last month in Nature Communications. Planetary scientists study chondritic meteorites to reconstruct planet formation. These meteorites are made of a mixture of solid chondrules, millimeter-sized beads (the approximate width of a penny) that became embedded in a fluffy matrix. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-01-planetary-blocks-evolved-porous-hard.html#jCp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Sao Paulo Meteorite/s Recovered from 09JAN2015 Daytime Event!
Hi Andre/Dirk, I was going to say after looking at the excellent images -- how in the world did they find it in that terrain?! The witness(es) must have been very close indeed. Nice looking stone. --Rob From: Meteorite-list [meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] on behalf of André Moutinho via Meteorite-list [meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:34 AM Cc: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sao Paulo Meteorite/s Recovered from 09JAN2015 Daytime Event! Hi Dirk, Thanks for sharing. Fortunatelly it was found by a local witness, otherwise it would be impossible to discover because of local terrain conditions. Best Andre Moutinho 2015-01-19 13:05 GMT-02:00 drtanuki via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com: List, Some exciting news for the Sao Paulo MeteorRats! They found at least one meteorite from the event! There are more to be found http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/01/porangaba-sao-paulo-brasil-meteorite.html My congratulations to all the the Sao Paulo MeteorRats for the fast scramble as requested! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Sao Paulo Meteorite/s Recovered from 09JAN2015 Daytime Event!
The area is nothing but farms and ranches. Beautiful for hunting. Michael Farmer On Jan 19, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Andre/Dirk, I was going to say after looking at the excellent images -- how in the world did they find it in that terrain?! The witness(es) must have been very close indeed. Nice looking stone. --Rob From: Meteorite-list [meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] on behalf of André Moutinho via Meteorite-list [meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:34 AM Cc: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sao Paulo Meteorite/s Recovered from 09JAN2015 Daytime Event! Hi Dirk, Thanks for sharing. Fortunatelly it was found by a local witness, otherwise it would be impossible to discover because of local terrain conditions. Best Andre Moutinho 2015-01-19 13:05 GMT-02:00 drtanuki via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com: List, Some exciting news for the Sao Paulo MeteorRats! They found at least one meteorite from the event! There are more to be found http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2015/01/porangaba-sao-paulo-brasil-meteorite.html My congratulations to all the the Sao Paulo MeteorRats for the fast scramble as requested! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim
Hello all, Dug deep into my files to get this data. Two specimens from the Dr. Elbert King collection were sold in 1999. These were described core samples and I can only believe they were from the Hodge's stone. The core fragments weighed 3.2 grams and 39.1 grams. Dr. Jim Schwade had a 162 gram slice from the second stone that he received in trade with the Smithsonian. I believe that most of the samples one sees for sale now are from this slice. (My 0.44 gram part slice came from that slice :-) Don't know how much more, if any, has been deaccessioned by the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Sunday, January 18, 2015 12:46 PM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: None, not a gram. Michael Farmer On Jan 18, 2015, at 1:42 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank and Listers And its the second stone that was donated to the Smithsonian that is on the meteorite market from time to time. I wonder how much of the first stone that hit Mrs. Hodges is available to collectors? Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com Original Message Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The True Story of Ann Ho dges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net Date: Sun, January 18, 2015 11:37 am To: Shawn Alan shawna...@meteoritefalls.com, Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Hello all, The article isn't clear where the stones are. The meteorite that hit Mrs. Hodges is in the Alabama Museum of Natural History. A second stone (3.75 kg) was purchased by Stuart Perry and donated to the Smithsonian. Cheers, Frank On Saturday, January 17, 2015 12:23 PM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Listers I wish I was a victim from a meteorite Lunar fall :) Enjoy the TRUe STORy Shawn Alan IMCA 1633 ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html Website http://meteoritefalls.com The True Story of Ann Hodges: History’s Only Meteorite Victim January 16, 2015 By First to Know Getting hit by a falling meteor is far more uncommon than getting struck by lighting. How uncommon you might ask? There is only one confirmed person in history to have ever been hit by one. And she had the evidence to prove it. Back in November 1954, Ann Hodges was taking a nap in her Sylacauga, Alabama, home when a rock about 12 inches in circumference came crashing through the ceiling. The meteorite then collided with her thigh, leaving behind a large, conspicuous bruise. Thankfully, it didn’t smash into her head, or the scene would have been much more gruesome. When word got around about the meteor, the entire town flocked to her home. There were so many people curious to see what happened that she became extremely nervous and had to be taken to the hospital. Because she was a simple country woman, she wasn’t used to all the attention. It made her frenzied. The incident didn’t end there. Despite a government geologist confirming that the object was, in fact, a meteorite, police confiscated it and requested the Air Force’s verification. Many people in the tiny town thought the smoke trails in the sky and loud explosion meant a plane had crashed, while others, paranoid by the Cold War, blamed the Soviets. The object needed some clearing up. Once verified, the only other thing left to do was figure out who the rock belonged to. Of course, Hodges believed it was rightfully hers to keep. “I feel like the meteorite is mine,” she said, according to the Alabama Museum of Natural History. “I think God intended it for me. After all, it hit me!” But, as luck would have it, she wasn’t the only person wanting to stake a claim for the space rock. Her landlady, Birdie Guy, wanted to keep it for herself. Guy found a lawyer and sued Hodges, alleging that it was hers because it landed on her property. Although the law was leaning in her favor, the community wasn’t too happy about that verdict. So, in exchange for $500, they settled out of court. Soon after, the woman and her husband, Eugene, received an offer from the Smithsonian for the rock, though they turned it down — hoping to score a better offer. An offer they’d never get. No one approached them to purchase the controversial entity. In 1956, the Hodges wound up donating it to the museum. If you’re interested in checking it out, it’s still on display. The entire story is just a little heartbreaking, especially when you consider that Ann suffered a nervous breakdown from the meteorite hysterics. According to the museum, “she never did recover” from the frenzy that followed that fateful day. The couple later separated, and, in 1972, she went on to die of kidney failure in a nursing home. She
