Re: [meteorite-list] Searching for meteorites beware the attraction
Greetings, The article is a little misleading. They show a photo of a sporadic meteor or possibly a meteor that is part of a shower. Then state it falls to Earth, which most burn up in the atmosphere. Then suggest meteorite hunters go and hunt for it. Most meteorite producing events are usually much brighter than that. Writers of such articles should mention that meteor showers and sporadic meteors are usually from cometary events. Meteorite producing events are from asteroid collision events that contain enough material to reach the ground before they burn up. Of course there is more to it than that. Best! --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 9:23 AM Leonard David via Meteorite-list < meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Leonard David Inside Outer Space FYI: > > If you’re out searching for meteorites beware the attraction > > https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/citizenscience/meteorites-magnetism/ > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Searching for meteorites beware the attraction
Leonard David Inside Outer Space FYI: If you’re out searching for meteorites beware the attraction https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/citizenscience/meteorites-magnetism/__ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites in Lake Michigan
Teen scientists went looking for meteorites in Lake Michigan. They made a different kind of discovery. Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/18/teen-scientists-went-looking-meteorites-great-lakes-they-found-another-type-alien/ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/science/ct-lake-michigan-meteorites-20181018-story.html Yours, Paul H. __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and 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] Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman
Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman By Simon Mitton, Astrobiology Magazine, May 17, 2009 http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=3139 Yours, Paul H. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman
Thanks for the many links Paul. :) On 5/21/09, Paul bristo...@yahoo.com wrote: Searching for Meteorites in the Deserts of Oman By Simon Mitton, Astrobiology Magazine, May 17, 2009 http://www.astrobio.net/news/index.php?name=Newsfile=articlesid=3139 Yours, Paul H. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- . Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Searching for meteorites in Antartica
Hello Everyone, A meteorite collector on another forum discovered this. He is not a member of this list so credit goes to him. Here is a video of Dr. Monika Kress discussing searching for meteorites in Antarctica as part of ANSMET. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHcCLWZuJbc BTW, in case you want to save the video to your hard drive and don't know how, it is an .flv file, a common internet video format. After the video plays, in Windows XP go to tools/internet connections/browserhistory-setting/view files. Sort by size and near the top you will find a large 64 k file. Sometimes the names are clear and sometimes not. Copy and past this file where you want it. You may need to rename the extension to .flv. The flv player can be downloaded from many places, one of which is here: http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467081.html Take care -Walter Branch __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites in Canada
http://mjtimes.sk.ca/index.cfm?sid=48281sc=15 Searching for meteorites ALISON SEBASTIAN The Moose Jaw Times Herald (Canada) July 29, 2007 An identified meteorite is a find indeed. They can sell anywhere from a few dollars a gram to $1,500 a gram, explained Nathan Seon as he held what looked like a medium size, odd-shaped rock in his hand. Seon is a 2007 Prairie Meteorite Searcher. The University of Regina geology student has travelled to numerous communities in southwestern Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta to educate and help people identify meteorites. On Aug. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Seon will be at the Western Development Museum to identify potential meteorites and answer any questions local people might have. The target group is farmers, explained Seon, because they are most likely to come across a meteorite in their fields, explained Seon. A meteorite is a piece of rock and iron that falls to earth from out space. Some characteristics of meteorites are that they are highly magnetic and heavy. Often farmers will bring in rocks that have been in the family for years to see if the stories passed down about the stone being a meteorite are true. One thing about this that is very different from heritage items is these (meteorites) actually belong to the landowner, explained Seon. An option landowners have is to donate the meteorite to the National Meteorite Collection. If such a donation is made, the landowner is eligible for a tax credit from the federal government for the value of the rock, said Seon. Scientists from every branch can benefit from a meteorite find, said Seon. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is a sponsor of the the Prairie Meteorite Search, a partnership between the University of Calgary, Regina and Western Ontario. The CSA and NASA both had in interest in the Tagish lake meteorite that fell in 2000. The meteorite is now part of the collection at the University of Alberta and part of it is also housed at the Johnson Space Centre. May 25 was the last time a meteorite entered the atmosphere. According to Seon, some of the meteorite fell in the area of Red Water, Alta. Seon has travelled to Estevan and Weyburn. He will be making stops at the museums in Swift Current Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Shaunavon Aug. 10, Gravelbourg Aug. 7 and Assiniboia Aug. 6. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites with Success
Dear List, A topic for discussion, perhaps could be meteorite hunting; for example how, where, when, why and the dangers and difficulties involved. Strategies for finding such as random searching vs systematic searching, metal detector hunting, searching from a vehicle, walking, binoculars, time of day and season all could be discussed. Perhaps some members with personal experience would share their advice. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites
Hello List, As I am preparing for the spring lawn moving season I decided to combine my favorite hobby with the mundane chore of mowing the yard. I am going to attach magnets to the sides and front of my mower in hopes of finding a treasure (meteorite) in my yard. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Take Care, Jason Phillips Rocks From Heaven.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites, why not drive around!
Dear Jason, Anne, and Bob; Wouldn't it make more sence to pay someone to mow the lawn and spend the more valueable time ciferin' the square miles in size of the average strewnfield, calculate the number of strewnfields in the country, calculate how many miles of road one would have to drive down with a 7 foot magnetic bumper attached ... to cover that same amount of ground. I would much more rather ride around than mow the lawn. Besides, I only need a weed eater to mow my lawn, a magnet wouldn't work as good. Best, Dave F. Jason Phillips wrote: Hello List, As I am preparing for the spring lawn moving season I decided to combine my favorite hobby with the mundane chore of mowing the yard. I am going to attach magnets to the sides and front of my mower in hopes of finding a treasure (meteorite) in my yard. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Take Care, Jason Phillips Rocks From Heaven.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Searching for Meteorites
Hi, You may in for a great many magnetic mowing seasons! I'm quoting myself here (if I don't, who will?), from my prior post of Dec. 9, 2000, How Many Meteorites Fall? Taking the area of the Earth to be 5.1 x 10^8 km^2 and the meteorite flux to be 23,930 yr^-1, this yields the assumed collisional cross section of the earth to be 21,360 km^2 yr^-1. This rate means that one meteorite per year falls on an area of 21,320 square kilometers. The inverse function of this value is how long we have to wait for a meteorite to fall on a standard area, or the mean time to impact: 21,360 yr km^-2. To put this flux into perspective, if you owned a house with a half-acre yard, you would have to wait 10,552,000 years for a meteorite to fall in your front or back yard or on your roof! (On average, that is; it could happen tomorrow.) Of course, if the rate of fall is 10 times greater or if your yard is much bigger, you would only have to wait, on average, one million years! Sterling K. Webb :-D --- Jason Phillips wrote: Hello List, As I am preparing for the spring lawn moving season I decided to combine my favorite hobby with the mundane chore of mowing the yard. I am going to attach magnets to the sides and front of my mower in hopes of finding a treasure (meteorite) in my yard. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Take Care, Jason Phillips Rocks From Heaven.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
