[meteorite-list] FW: Cryptic AZ fall?

From: Dave Gheesling <dave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 20:45:00 -0500
Message-ID: <8DAE4E472A5B4751B4F30543E3C453C5_at_meteorroom>

BINGO, Marc! Whetstone Mountains. Good work! For those interested, see
the start of the sentences in the original post...

Will leave the following out for a few minutes before posting the reason for
the cryptic post in the first place. You'll beat me there if you crack this
one. Hint this time: count the characters.

WAOCHONWLCOWNOWLKMHEGDISSEARONDLTZATGOASMPFRTSTOH

All the best,

Dave
www.fallingrocks.com

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Fries,
Marc D (3225)
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] FW: Cryptic AZ fall?

Hm. Whetstone Mts., perhaps?

Cheers,
MDF


On 11/4/09 5:52 PM, "Dave Gheesling" <dave at fallingrocks.com> wrote:

> <<whether you realize it or not, the meteorite's name is staring right
> at
> you>>
> <<who's going to be the first to figure it out?>>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Dave
> Gheesling
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:55 PM
> To: 'meteorite list'
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Cryptic AZ fall?
>
> What is the official name of the meteorite that fell in southern
> Arizona this summer? Heard it was "Benson" from someone. Everybody
> was looking for that one, but it's been quiet since Jack Schrader posted
his announcement.
> This is probably because of all the other distractions.
>
> Stone number one was recovered by Schrader, a meteorite hunter, less
> than 45 hours after the fall. That's a first, at least here in the United
States.
> Only European meteorite hunter Thomas Grau, I think, has triangulated
> and personally recovered the first stone from a fall before Schrader?
> Not nearly as quickly as Schrader found his piece, but almost
> improbable to believe this could happen twice in the same year and
> never before! Everyone out in the southwest hunted for the meteorite,
> but presumably no one else found a piece.
>
> Memory tells me that Schrader was very concerned with doing good field
> science around this fall - with documenting the event and mapping the
> strewn field? Only a few hunters were brought into his recovery project.
> Unusually enough, virtually nothing has been said publicly about this
> "new Arizona fall." Not until today, anyway.
>
> This is the first step towards formally introducing the meteorite to
> the public. Arizona's second-ever witnessed fall. It has been a real
> honor to have documented the event and recovery for Schrader. Now,
> whether you realize it or not, the meteorite's name is staring right
> at you. Shouldn't take long.so, who's going to be the first to figure it
out?
>
> Dave Gheesling
> IMCA #5967
> www.fallingrocks.com
>
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