[meteorite-list] Park Forest - Where to send data

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:54 2004
Message-ID: <20030330224417.48811.qmail_at_web80401.mail.yahoo.com>

Larry Atkins asks:
"Who is documenting the field so that I can send
pertinent info?"

Not sure that a principal investigator has been
decided, yet, but the lead field worker is:
 
Dr. Paul Sipiera
<psipiera_at_planets.org>
Planetary Studies Foundation
612 Chatham Circle
Algonquin, IL USA 60102
http://www.planets.org/contact.asp
http://www.geocities.com/harperastronomy/
(847) 854-0468

People have been turning in their data to him and he
has been compiling it into a database. Info:
Mass of find
GPS coordinates or
Street address

Other "pertinent info" would include:
Depth - how deep the find was in the ground, and
Angle - was the hole vertical or at some angle.
Orientation - if the hole was at some angle, then in
what direction did it come in, e.g., if the find came
in from the SE, the hole that it made would probably
point back to the SE or in degrees azimuth,
135degrees.

At the present, the results are very indeterminate.
But if enough data can be compiled, Paul Sipiera will
generate a strewn field map.

Regards,
Bob V.

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  Robert Verish
  Principal Field Investigator
  Meteorite-Recovery Lab
  P.O. Box 237
  Sunland, CA
  USA 91041

E-mail: bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com
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------------------ Original Message ------------------
[meteorite-list] Park Forest
Thetoprok_at_aol.com Thetoprok@aol.com
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:19:05 EST

 Good morning All,
 I want to say thank you to Steve Arnold for making my
Thursday morning so memorable, I'll never forget
reading that first message about the fall.
 Anyway I am sending this out to tell you all that the
Atkins meteorite hunting team was successful!!! We
arrived at the strewn field on Friday evening, on
Saturday morning my brother Rich found a beautiful
stone weighing in at about 1.5- 2 pounds, not exactly
sure yet as our gram scale doesn't go that high! I'll
take it to the post office tomorrow to get the exact
weight.
The stone was about 8 inches deep in the ground, a
nearly invisible hole gave away the secret hiding
place. The meteorite is near completely covered with
crust, some small chips are gone though. It looks like
a burnt baked potato!
 We documented all, gps coordinates, photo's, etc. Who
is documenting the field so that I can send pertinent
info?
 I would show the pics but I don't have a site to send
you to, any suggestions? I would like to post 'em for
all to see. If youask I can send them directly to
individuals unless there is another way to post.
 We found only the one, but are planning a return trip
immediately, we are confident the field will be
generous to our efforts.
 This was one of the highlights of our lives, being
among the first to hunt what is now a famous fall, and
actually recovering a sizeable stone!
A dream come true!
 Thanks again for the 'heads up' Steve!
Sincerely,
Larry Atkins
 








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