[meteorite-list] Google Earth, a wonderful tool for meteorite hunters

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Nov 3 14:42:51 2005
Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20051103143659.035661c0_at_gsvaresm02.er.usgs.gov>

The Meteoritical Bulletin database actually does
more than this... if you do a query that gives
you a list of meteorites, you can click "map all"
at the head of the column with the little earth
symbols in it and Google Earth will map all of
them at once for you. Try it, for example, on this query:

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?sea=dar&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&stype=starts&lrec=100&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=Carbonaceous%20chondrites&mblist=All&pnt=&page=0

To see all the DaG carbonaceous chondrites, including the CO3 strewnfield.

Jeff

At 01:18 PM 11/3/2005, Pel? Pierre-Marie wrote:
>Hello to the List,
>
>Some of you may already know the Google Earth free
>software.
>
>For those who don't, it's a software that enables you
>to visit virtually any place on earth. It's based on
>satellite pictures and overlaid with altitude datas.
>So you can get some cool 3D landscapes based on real
>datas. Image quality is sometimes wonderful (you can
>view cars, people shadows...)
>
>You can download it free at this address :
>http://earth.google.com/
>
>For meteorite hunters, you can get some cool things at
>the following location, after installing Google Earth
>:
>- Meteoritical Bulletin : You can view the place of
>every meteorite found on earth by clicking on the
>globe icon next to the meteorite name :
>http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php
>
>- All meteorites of the world in a single file ; you
>can download the file on my website :
>http://www.meteor-center.com/meteorites.kmz
>
>- 54 meteor craters to visit :
>http://www.googleearthhacks.com/dlcat34/Craters.htm
>
>Maybe one will discover new craters as did
>archeologists who found new roman villas after using
>Google Earth !
>
>It's also useful to prepare a meteorite hunting trip
>or finding cool and plain areas.
>
>That's all folks ;-)
>
>Best regards,
>
>Pierre-Marie PELE
>www.meteor-center.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184
US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383
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Received on Thu 03 Nov 2005 02:42:42 PM PST