In anticipation of blowing the dust off my lapidary saw to cut a few meteorites
(it's been years since I last used it), I knew I would need to pick up some
more denatured alcohol. So I popped into Home Depot, and to my surprise (or
maybe not, in retrospect) they no longer sell it in CA because
R.I.P. to John Blennert -- I met him once or possibly twice over the last
quarter century, so knew of his considerable prowess hunting gold (via metal
detecting) as well as meteorites, on this continent and others. I was not aware
(though not surprised) to learn that his expertise also extended
Congratulations on your finds, Zsolt! A little back-story from my end. I
followed 2024 BX1 from the moment of its discovery (having been fortunate
enough to be at my computer when I got the first JPL/SCOUT alerts). After the
first 7 observations, the minor planet community knew it was going to
Thanks for sharing this video link, Paul! Very interesting, and shows how
labor-intensive it is to find these guys! How did your friend get permission to
dig at the site depicted in the video? For instance, do he pay some sort of
daily fee to search? --Rob
-Original Message-
From:
Hi Mark – in 1933, people spent more time outdoors than they do today (and,
probably less important, they enjoyed much darker night skies). I expect that
the annual rate of meteorite-producing falls has remained about constant over
the last century, with year-to-year variations consistent with
Whoops – copied the non wind-drifted coordinates over to my Google Earth map.
(Sigh.) For 10-grams, I put the location about halfway between Angiens and
Houdetot. For 30-grams, a half-km east-northeast of Houdetot. For 300 grams, 1
km due south of Fontaine-le-Dun. For 1 kilogram, 1 km
t;
>>> Graham
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>>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2023 at 11:27 PM Darryl Pitt via Meteorite-list <
>>> meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Nic
A small (~1-meter) asteroid that astronomers have been tracking for several
hours earlier today crossed over the English Channel one hour ago (3:00 UT 13
February) and broke up over the coast of Normandy. Many videos of it are
already appearing on the web. Here's one taken from Brighton, UK
Hi Marc - welcome back! This fall also appeared on Pocatello, Idaho radar. Over
a dozen meteorites have been recovered to date, some weighing over 400 grams.
From cut surfaces, it appears to be an ordinary chondrite - perhaps H5 or H6.
--Rob
From: Meteorite-list On Behalf Of
Fries, Marc D.
The Sutter's Mill, California, fall was 10 years ago today. Hard to believe a
decade has already passed since that exciting event! --Rob
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