[meteorite-list] First use of "Hammer" for a meteorite

From: Michael Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:20:41 -0700
Message-ID: <C83E8029.F5DD%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Martin,
        When I opened my "Hammer" page (which is now two pages).
I am not certain of the date, but it is many years ago, now.
        I was inspired by a book called, "Lucifer's Hammer" in which
An astronomer named Hamner had identified a huge asteroid headed
For earth - and a mad preacher began preaching doom and religious
Ideology, mistakenly distorting the discoverer's name and began
referring to it as "Lucifer's Hammer" (which would strike the earth).
        My initial inspiration in collecting hammers came from the
Discovery of The Meteorite Hits web site by Walter Branch - which
In recent years has been adopted by the IMCA and is maintained by
them.
        I have also discovered additional hammers on my own and also
With the help of Bob Walker, Down Under.
        Best wishes, Michael


On 6/16/10 11:08 AM, "Martin Altmann" <altmann at meteorite-martin.de> wrote:

> Exactely.
>
> (Does Greenland meteoritically belong to Denmark?)
>
> When btw. was it, when a meteorite was called for the first time a "hammer"?
>
> Best.
> Martin
>
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> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 16. Juni 2010 19:41
> An: 'Greg Stanley'
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> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Hammer Question
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>> How about if a meteorite struck an igloo?<
>
> As we all know, the igloo would melt immediately....
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