[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January14, 2008

From: Impactika at aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:51:50 EST
Message-ID: <d46.1cfa643c.34bd5da6_at_aol.com>

Hello Matthias, Jason and List,
 
This is my very short version of a much longer but rather amusing story. If
you want to read the whole thing, and I strongly encourage you to do so, just
go there:

_http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2004/pdf/5038.pdf_
(http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2004/pdf/5038.pdf)
 
And yes, Henry Ward did try to steal it! And yes he did manage to talk
himself out of jail and into the authorization to cut a large chunk of the
meteorite he was trying to steal!
 
Meteorite-hunters will stop at nothing!!! ;-)


Anne M. Black
_www.IMPACTIKA.com_ (http://www.IMPACTIKA.com)
_IMPACTIKA at aol.com_ (mailto:IMPACTIKA at aol.com)
Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
_www.IMCA.cc_ (http://www.IMCA.cc)

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In a message dated 1/14/2008 4:12:28 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
jnbran at net66.com writes:
Hello List and Matthias,

I also thought that was a unique sentence, and I wonder if by "caught" it
meant that he was trying to steal the specimen. And if so why they sent him
home with a 107 kg piece and not to jail?

Take Care,
Jason
Rocks from Heaven
www.rocksfromheaven.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthias B?rmann" <majbaermann at web.de>
To: <SPACEROCKSINC at aol.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day -
January14, 2008


> "In 1906, Henry Ward tried to leave the town with the whole mass, but was
> caught, and did manage to obtain a 107 kg end-piece."
>
> Don't know why but I love this sentence ;-)
>
>




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