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- To: 'Bernd Pauli HD' <bernd.pauli@lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
- Subject: RE: New Quebec Crater featured in National Geographic
- From: Janet Fougere <suds@telusplanet.net>
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1980 13:53:03 -0600
- Delivery-date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 15:33:55 +0200
- Envelope-to: bernd.pauli@lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
- Organization: Fern Valley Herbals
Piper, Bernd You may wish to forward this to the list, my address book is a mess right now.... But a Quebec production company produced a relatively current video about the New Quebec Crater and the scientific expedition that did a/the follow-up. I am certain that it aired on TLC and the Discovery channel here in Canada about 2 yrs ago. If you or any other listees wanted to put out a bit of cash I'm certain their archive departments could produce a copy or put you in touch with the original producers. I thought it quite an interesting video. Cheers, Don Fougere Cold Lake AB meteorite@telusplanet.ca On Wednesday, September 15, 1999 10:30 AM, Piper R.W. Hollier [SMTP:piper@xs4all.nl] wrote: > Hello Jim, Walter, and list, > > The National Geographic Society and the Royal Ontario Museum of Toronto > co-sponsored the first scientific expedition to this crater, then known as > the Chubb Crater, in July and August of 1951. The January 1952 issue of > National Geographic Magazine featured a 32-page article about this > expedition, "Solving the Riddle of Chubb Crater", with very impressive > color photos of an equally impressive crater. The expedition was an > adventurous undertaking, as the crater is in a very remote area and was > only accessible for a few weeks in the summer when the lake in the crater > was free of ice, making it possible to land an amphibious plane. Although > this expedition was able to conclude that the crater is not volcanic in > origin, the scientists did not find conclusive evidence then of a meteorite > impact, although a magnetometer reading did suggest that a buried mass or > masses of iron could be present under one area of the rim. > > The crater was originally named for Frederick Chubb, a prospector and > frontiersman who became interested in the crater when he found it on an > aerial photograph in 1950, and participated in the expedition in 1951. It > has since been renamed New Quebec Crater. > > This issue of NGM is frequently offered on eBay and usually closes at > around $5. Any list member in Europe who is interested in a copy and wants > to save on postage can contact me, as I have found several copies here in > Amsterdam and will pass them on at my cost. > > Many thanks to Bernd for the additional information. > > Best wishes to all, > > Piper Hollier > > ---------- > Archives located at: > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/list_best.html > > For help, FAQ's and sub. info. visit: > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing_list.html > ---------- > >
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