[meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite fall and recovery?
From: Matt <Matt_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:27 2004 Message-ID: <001401c2d56b$f971ffd0$6501a8c0_at_lt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C2D531.4C775D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John and list: I too have been thumbing through Find a Falling Star; read it once and = am re-reading sections. Nininger did always seem to be running after falls. Virtually every = fireball he heard of, he went to investigate, and if it wasnt for his = knowlegde and diligence, we wouldnt have most American falls during the = 1920s-1950s in our collections. I dont think falls were more frequent, = just that he followed and reported them to the public and media. Here = in Colorado over the last 4 years, we have had at least 8 bright = fireballs that were tracked and trajectories calculated. Thanks to the = local museum, they have been publicized in newspapers and on TV (a la = the Nininger "way"). One of these (to my current knowledge) has = produced a meteorite. However, the others were certainly large enough = to produce meteorites. So, to answer your question, we are not in a = meteorite drought, just most are never recovered or if they are, they = are not linked to a fireball event or made public. Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Divelbiss=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 7:35 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite fall = and recovery? Hello all, =20 As David Hardy suggested...things sure are slow on list. I'll try to = add something. I'm reading Nininger's book, Find A Falling Star. I'm only a third of = the way through...and I'm hooked! I keep looking out back to see if a = fireball might be passing by... or maybe I'll find a nice size crater in = the backyard when I take the dog out in the morning. Al Mitterling told = me this book would stir my desires to go out and find a rock from space. = Everyone interested in meteorites should read it. What a story Nininger = had to tell. Let's hope Steve Schoner gets well enough to share his = observations of the man he met with years ago. =20 In the book he seems to be running from one fall or find to another = for about 20 years (so far, from my reading)...mostly in the US, Canada = or Mexico. Falls seemed to happen more frequently during those days, = especially in the Midwest. My question is...are we in a meteorite = drought (falls) here in the US and elsewhere, or is their no one out = there doing what Nininger did when a fireball is witnessed? Obviously it = takes lots of people interested in finding them to eventually bring them = to someone like a Nininger...who advertised in papers, spoke to groups = and individuals, offering money, etc. =20 =20 I know we've had sightings...but I think the last recorded meteorite = falls in the US were Portales Valley and Monahans in 1998. Can anyone = come up with a later one? I think we are in a drought. Let's hope this = is the year we see another or two...and of course, it happens in the = backyard of someone on the list. =20 When???? =20 =20 John =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C2D531.4C775D00 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 content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.3315.2870" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi John and list:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I too have been thumbing through Find a = Falling=20 Star; read it once and am re-reading sections.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nininger did always seem to be running = after falls.=20 Virtually every <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>fireball he heard of, he = went to=20 investigate, and if it wasnt for his knowlegde a</FONT>nd diligence, we = wouldnt=20 have most American falls during the 1920s-1950s in our collections. I = dont think=20 falls were more frequent, just that he followed and reported them = to=20 the public and media. Here in Colorado over the last 4 years, we = have had=20 at least 8 bright fireballs that were tracked and trajectories = calculated.=20 Thanks to the local museum, they have been publicized in newspapers and = on TV (a=20 la the Nininger "way"). One of these (to my current knowledge) has = produced a meteorite. However, the others were = certainly large enough=20 to produce meteorites. So, to answer your question, we are not in a = meteorite=20 drought, just most are never recovered or if they are, they are not = linked to a=20 fireball event or made public.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matt Morgan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mile High Meteorites</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.mhmeteorites.com">http://www.mhmeteorites.com</A></FON= T></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:j.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net"=20 title=3Dj.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net>John Divelbiss</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 15, = 2003 7:35=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] when = will the=20 US see another meteorite fall and recovery?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>As David Hardy suggested...things sure are slow on = list.=20 I'll try to add something.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> <FONT size=3D2>I'm reading Nininger's = book, Find=20 A Falling Star. I'm only a third of the way through...and I'm = hooked! I=20 keep looking out back to see if a fireball might be passing by... or = maybe=20 I'll find a nice size crater in the backyard when I take the dog out = in the=20 morning. Al Mitterling told me this book would stir my desires to go = out and=20 find a rock from space. Everyone interested in meteorites should read = it. What=20 a story Nininger had to tell. Let's hope Steve Schoner gets well = enough=20 to share his observations of the man he met with years = ago.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>In the book he seems to be running from one fall = or find to=20 another for about 20 years (so far, from my reading)...mostly in the = US,=20 Canada or Mexico. Falls seemed to happen more frequently during = those=20 days, especially in the Midwest. My question is...are we in a = meteorite=20 drought (falls) here in the US and elsewhere, or is their no one = out=20 there doing what Nininger did when a fireball is witnessed? Obviously = it takes=20 lots of people interested in finding them to eventually bring them to = someone=20 like a Nininger...who advertised in papers, spoke to groups and = individuals,=20 offering money, etc. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I know we've had sightings...but I think the = last=20 recorded meteorite falls in the US were Portales Valley and Monahans = in=20 1998. Can anyone come up with a later one? I think we are in a = drought.=20 Let's hope this is the year we see another or two...and of course, it = happens=20 in the backyard of someone on the list.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>When????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=3D2>John </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C2D531.4C775D00-- Received on Sat 15 Feb 2003 10:32:03 PM PST |
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