[meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite fall and recovery?
From: John Divelbiss <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:27 2004 Message-ID: <000901c2d56d$dcfb3f40$4a085a0c_at_0m824> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D543.F3003F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Matt, Tom, Dirk, Michael and others, >From Dirk's and Matt's reports, they are still out there falling.=20 Maybe as Nininger promoted, the finds are out there to be had too. = Possibly the latest energies by David Freeman and others to help educate = the public will be the starting point for a new batch of finds. If the = IMCA group (including me) can help "turn up the volume", maybe we all = will benefit with some more materials. As for running around after = falls, well that will take someone with lots of time on his/her hand.=20 John PS does the new fall in Colorado have a name, Matt? ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Matt Morgan=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite = fall and recovery? 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, 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. 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 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. When???? John ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D543.F3003F40 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=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Matt, Tom, Dirk, Michael and others,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>From Dirk's and Matt's reports, they are still out = there=20 falling. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Maybe as Nininger promoted, the finds are out there = to be had=20 too. Possibly the latest energies by David Freeman and others to = help=20 educate the public will be the starting point for a new batch = of=20 finds. If the IMCA group (including me) can help "turn up the volume", = maybe we=20 all will benefit with some more materials. As for running around after = falls,=20 well that will take someone with lots of time on his/her hand. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>John</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>PS does the new fall in Colorado have a name,=20 Matt?</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-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 title=3Dmmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com = href=3D"mailto:mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com">Matt=20 Morgan</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 15, = 2003 10:32=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] = when will=20 the US see another meteorite fall and recovery?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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=20 falls. Virtually every <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>fireball he heard = of, he went=20 to investigate, and if it wasnt for his knowlegde a</FONT>nd = diligence, we=20 wouldnt have most American falls during the 1920s-1950s in our = collections. I=20 dont think falls were more frequent, just that he followed and = reported=20 them to the public and media. Here in Colorado over the last 4 = years, we=20 have had at least 8 bright fireballs that were tracked and = trajectories=20 calculated. Thanks to the local museum, they have been publicized in=20 newspapers and on TV (a la the Nininger "way"). One of these (to = my=20 current knowledge) has produced a meteorite. However, the others = were=20 certainly large enough to produce meteorites. So, to answer your=20 question, we are not in a meteorite drought, just most are never = recovered or=20 if they are, they are not linked to a fireball event or made=20 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"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-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 title=3Dj.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net=20 href=3D"mailto:j.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net">John Divelbiss</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.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,=20 Find A Falling Star. I'm only a third of the way through...and I'm=20 hooked! I keep looking out back to see if a fireball might be = passing=20 by... or maybe I'll find a nice size crater in the backyard when I = take the=20 dog out in the morning. Al Mitterling told me this book would stir = my=20 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=20 hope Steve Schoner gets well enough to share his observations of the = man he=20 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=20 to 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=20 takes lots of people interested in finding them to eventually bring = them to=20 someone like a Nininger...who advertised in papers, spoke to groups = and=20 individuals, 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. Let's hope this is the year we see another or two...and of = course,=20 it happens 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=20 size=3D2>John </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></B= ODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D543.F3003F40-- Received on Sat 15 Feb 2003 10:45:33 PM PST |
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