[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: <001101c2d62d$d1da1d00$1b125a0c_at_0m824>

Mike and others,

Since it has been snowing all day and is expected to do the same all day
tomorrow (total of 30 inches or so)...I think I'll have time to read more of
Nininger's book.

The one thing that stands out from his book accounts of searching and
finding meteorites (usually indirectly through others) is that he worked
really hard at it. If it were a fireball he was chasing...he would drive
hundreds of miles around (at least three sides) of a suspected fall,
interviewing people to (mathematically) determine the fall area within
several miles in each direction. Then he would focus on that area, educating
people by showing them real meteorites he had in his pocket, and telling
them to contact him if they found anything. He would go to schools,
assemblies of all types, etc. to spread the word of the local fall...and of
course the promise of money if they found some. Often he would have to wait
several months to a year or more to hear from people from that area. And
like today's experiences, he often came up empty from his efforts. He had
great perseverance.

Some interesting things he said that should be remembered...1) meteorites
usually stop "burning" and go "out" about eight miles or so up because the
velocity is much lower than when it first hit the atmosphere, reducing
friction.. 2) If you see a fireball go into the horizon...it is not "just
over there", it is probably a couple hundred miles away (why? refer back to
item 1) 3) Where one or a few specimens are found from a significant new
fireball, there are probably many specimens still out there to be found. 4)
And last but not least, go back to where older falls/finds have occurred and
try searching for, and asking about more meteorite finds.

Well I'll stop yapping and say goodnight,

Happy Hunting,

John

PS It still blows my mind that Bensour fell in the middle of the largest
ongoing meteorite search field (NWA) in the world. Crazy !!!!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Reynolds" <agelessness_at_hotmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 8:45 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite fall and
recovery?


> Hi John and all,
> This might be worth following up on if anyone feels ambitious or should
> find themselves in Massachusetts with a whole lot of free time on their
> hands. I don't know if anyone remembers this post and a few other earlier
> ones which referred to a possible fall which may have occurred more or
less
> in my own back yard. Shortly after having read the first report, I took a
> day trip from the Boston area to check things out. I only looked in the
area
> of a golf course near Amherst, that according to at least one eyewitness
> would have been in the area of it's flight path. Needless to say, I came
> home empty handed. This was reported to have occurred just about the same
> time as the Bensour fall which hit just across the pond from US.
> A coincidence?
> Best Regards,
> Mike Reynolds IMCA #8127
>
>
>
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