[meteorite-list] What's the highest meteorite ever found?

From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:43:35 2004
Message-ID: <003601c11633$4d715260$0200a8c0_at_Domain>

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  Michael Casper


----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Miconi <mam602_at_home.com>
To: Michael Casper <Michael_at_caspercoin.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What's the highest meteorite ever found?


> I am with you for once Casper....Tibet is NOT part of China, no matter how
> many nukes they point at it. Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_caspercoin.com>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; Jeff Grossman
> <jgrossman_at_usgs.gov>
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 1:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What's the highest meteorite ever found?
>
>
> > Tibet, China
> >
> > The above is disgusting! Do you know what the Chinese have done and what
> > they are doing to Tibet?!!
> > How can you recognize Tibet, China?!!! I have a real problem with this
> Jeff.
> >
> > Michael Casper
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_usgs.gov>
> > To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 4:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What's the highest meteorite ever found?
> >
> >
> > > I just got to this question, which I knew I could answer...
> > >
> > > I have the MetBase data for meteorite locations, and I intersected
these
> > > with the GTOPO30 world elevation database using ArcInfo (it was fairly
> > > easy). The result, at the resolution of these two files (which may
be
> a
> > > factor for steep, mountainous regions)...
> > >
> > > The highest finds,
> > > Aguas Caliente, Argentina, 4643 m
> > > Ngiangri, Tibet, China, 4630 m
> > > Barranca Blanca, Chile, 4543 m
> > >
> > > The highest recovered fall, and number 4 overall,
> > > Tulung Dzong, Tibet, China, 4249 m
> > >
> > > The lowest finds on land,
> > > Imperial, California, USA, -20 m
> > > Sarepta, Russia, -19 m
> > > (none others below sea level)
> > >
> > > Others were recovered underwater (somebody else can determine this).
> > >
> > > What a fun question!
> > >
> > > jeff
> > >
> > >
> > > At 08:53 PM 7/20/2001, Martin Horejsi wrote:
> > > >Hi Randy, Kevin and all,
> > > >
> > > >I worked on this problem a while, as possibly one of the usually
> > infallible
> > > >sources. I think it would be nice if someone could hack the British
> > > >Catalogue's software to allow a mass dump of meteorite names and
> lat/long
> > > >coordinates. This information could then be crossed with a GIS
> > information
> > > >database of elevations. It might yield more information answering
> > questions
> > > >we have not yet asked.
> > > >
> > > >Good luck with your find Kevin. May you get an "est".
> > > >
> > > >Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >Martin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >on 7/20/01 2:34 PM, Randy Mils at acculabs_at_hotmail.com wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The real question is............
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone really care?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >> From: MARSROX_at_aol.com
> > > > >> To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > > > >> Subject: [meteorite-list] What's the highest meteorite ever
found?
> > > > >> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:10:09 EDT
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Here's a question that the usually infallable sources have not
been
> > > > able to
> > > > >> pull out of their databases.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> What's the highest altitude a meteorite has ever been found at?
I
> am
> > not
> > > > >> asking about peripheral subjects like micrometeorites caught in
gel
> > from
> > > > >> high-altitude balloons. I'm only concerned with meteorites, falls
> or
> > > > finds,
> > > > >> picked up from the ground.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Could it be Tulung Dzong "said to have made a crater 10 feet in
> > diameter;
> > > > >> two
> > > > >> days march NNW of Lhasa"?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Could it be Tambo Quemado from Leoncio Prado, Ayacucho, Peru?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Something from the Atacama? Antarctica? Alabama Heights?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Do we not know?????????
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Kevin Kichinka
> > > > >>
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