[meteorite-list] Search for first U.S. lunar meteorite
From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:28:32 -0700 Message-ID: <9180F6B27399C541B10663E21C8BDE9215BC30_at_0461-its-exmb09.us.saic.com> I think *finding* the first U.S. lunar meteorite would be a far greater prize than anything the Meteorite List could collectively offer by way of incentive! ;-) --R -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Meteorites USA Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 3:26 PM To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Search for first U.S. lunar meteorite Hi Martin, The reward is a good idea. Jaime and I were talking about something like a prize earlier today. Perhaps something similar to the Google Lunar X Prize which will pay $10 Million to the first team to put a robot/rover on the Moon. Money is put up by various sponsors, companies and donors for the prize. The first team to accomplish the stated mission gets the is $10 Million prize. Maybe this same model (on a smaller scale) could be applied to the first USA Lunar meteorite discovery prize. Perhaps with dealers, enthusiasts and others fronting the cash for the prize which could be split 50/50 between the Finder as cash prize and a University of choice as a grant for equipment and/or for curriculum related to meteorite study. "The USA Lunar Meteorite Prize" ;) Maybe it would work if done right. There are over 1000 members on the Meteorite list. If each person donated say a small $5 to the prize, then we could offer $5000. If dealers and collectors got involved as sponsors then they'd get the advertising exposure the prize would create, and they may be able to donate as much as $100 or more each. There's more than 100 dealers in the world. That's another $10,000 added to the prize. The prize could be held in escrow/trust until someone finds a verified USA Lunar meteorite (which could very well take years), then it's announced through normal channels (Met Bull, Met Soc etc.) $15,000 is a good motivator to find the first USA Lunar Meteorite. The scientific achievement alone is worth it! And I'm sure other donors might even donate more than $100 if they know at least 50% of the prize would be donated to a University of choice. Which could be voted on by meteorite community members, IMCA, Met Soc, etc. What do you think? Regards, Eric Received on Mon 23 Aug 2010 06:28:32 PM PDT |
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