Greg, boy was that fun giving samples to the U of A. I feel the need for the
private and scientific arms of meteorite dynamics work well together most of
the time. Scientists rarely have the time or resources to rapidly deploy to a
new meteorite fall, where the private meteorite hunter often does. The private
sector has little ability to do research on these celestial gifts and we rely
on the scientists to unlock the secrets they can tell humanity. I am always
happy to donate as much as possible when I can, it helps when we receive
positive accolades like in this UofA paper. However it erodes our confidence
when we are vilified by those who want to control things like we recently saw
in a horrifying barrage of negative press such as came out of the recent Novato
fall in California. I was so put off by that press that I felt my expertise was
not wanted nor would I waste it considering the antagonistic press vilifying
private meteorite hunters. Thus most of the more accomplished meteorite hunters
have not gone to Novato, and the result is a minuscule amount of recovered
material, a tragic loss for science and collectors alike from a huge meteorite
fall.
Michael Farmer
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On Nov 10, 2012, at 5:55 AM, Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net wrote:
Hello All,
Here is a great example of how the private sector works in conjunction with
the scientific community:
http://www.lunarrock.com/LPL_Newsletter/LPLNewsletter-Fall2012.jpg
Thank you to all the wonderful folks at UofA and the OSIRIS-REx team for
having us over for that special day!!
Best Regards,
Greg
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