[meteorite-list] NP Article, 06-1939 Nininger Hunts Meteorites in California
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:13:08 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV147T1FM1JOM000074ab_at_hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02AC_01C30982.5B1272C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Edwardsville Intelligencer=20 City: Edwardsville, Illinois=20 Date: Monday, June 19, 1939 Page: 5 SEARCH SPURRED FOR METEORITES Expert Advises United States In General to Look for Meteorites. Bakersfield, Cal. - Dr. H. N. Nininger, director of the American = Meteorite Laboratory at Denver, has advised Kern County residents, as = well as residents of the United States, in general, to look for = meteorites. The reason why he believes that Kern county should be a likely = place to find them is that few have been picked up here and Kern county = persumably has recieved its share. Dr. Nininger explained that meteorties fall all over the world at = the rate of about 12 every hour. It is estimated, however, he said, that at least 1,000,000 of them = start for the earth each hour but the great bulk of them are consumed by = friction caused by passing through the 200 mile atmospheric blanket, = producing what is known as "shooting stars." Otherwise, the world's = population would have to be dodging meteorites all the time. Their speed, he said, is between 40 and 50 miles a second. Contrary to popular belief, Dr. Nininger explained, meteorites are = not porous rocks but are more often marked with shallow pits. They are = not round, nor are they hollow. They are much heavier than ordinary = rock, he said, and often are covered with a thin fusion crust due to = burning during their flgith through the atmosphere. This crust is = generally black but sometimes it is brown. The meteorites, which are fragments of disintegrating planets, are = of white metal, steel-like, with bright grains of nickel appearing = flakes. He advises that it is always best to test them on an emory = wheel before sending them in to the Denver laboratory. With trillions of them flying around in outer space, Dr. Nininger = said, a rocket-propelled plane colliding with them, especially one as = big as a balloon, and at the rate of 350,000 miles an hour, would = certainly feel a jar. ------=_NextPart_000_02AC_01C30982.5B1272C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type = content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=3DMailContainerBody=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; = COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: = none"=20 leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 acc_role=3D"text" CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"v" = /><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"o" /> <DIV>Title: Edwardsville Intelligencer <BR>City: Edwardsville, Illinois=20 <BR>Date: Monday, June 19, 1939<BR>Page: 5</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>SEARCH SPURRED FOR METEORITES<BR>Expert Advises United States In = General to=20 Look for Meteorites.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Bakersfield, Cal. - Dr. H. N. Nininger, = director=20 of the American Meteorite Laboratory at Denver, has advised Kern County=20 residents, as well as residents of the United States, in general, to = look for=20 meteorites.<BR> The reason why he believes that = Kern=20 county should be a likely place to find them is that few have been = picked up=20 here and Kern county persumably has recieved its=20 share.<BR> Dr. Nininger explained that = meteorties fall=20 all over the world at the rate of about 12 every=20 hour.<BR> It is estimated, however, he said, = that at=20 least 1,000,000 of them start for the earth each hour but the great bulk = of them=20 are consumed by friction caused by passing through the 200 mile = atmospheric=20 blanket, producing what is known as "shooting stars." Otherwise, the = world's=20 population would have to be dodging meteorites all the=20 time.<BR> Their speed, he said, is between 40 = and 50=20 miles a second.<BR> Contrary to popular belief, = Dr.=20 Nininger explained, meteorites are not porous rocks but are more often = marked=20 with shallow pits. They are not round, nor are they hollow. = They are=20 much heavier than ordinary rock, he said, and often are covered with a = thin=20 fusion crust due to burning during their flgith through the = atmosphere. =20 This crust is generally black but sometimes it is=20 brown.<BR> The meteorites, which are fragments = of=20 disintegrating planets, are of white metal, steel-like, with bright = grains of=20 nickel appearing flakes. He advises that it is always best to test = them on=20 an emory wheel before sending them in to the Denver=20 laboratory.<BR> With trillions of them flying = around in=20 outer space, Dr. Nininger said, a rocket-propelled plane colliding with = them,=20 especially one as big as a balloon, and at the rate of 350,000 miles an = hour,=20 would certainly feel a jar.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_02AC_01C30982.5B1272C0-- Received on Wed 23 Apr 2003 11:23:17 AM PDT |
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