[meteorite-list] 5 reasons to record meteorite coordinates

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:18:04 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <904278.53614.qm_at_web30705.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I remember that ancient Magellan GPS in the image with the 1.3 gram whopper. I tried to give it away while we were in the disputed zone between Algeria and Morocco and there were no takers. They only wanted magnets and other useful supplies like our shoes. Although this unit has gotten me out of the desert alive several times, the nomads can't read or write so a GPS would be worthless weight to them. They use a different type of navigation system called their brains. It is amazing how good their memory is. I recall them taking us to a small crater they have not been to in years or showing us exactly where a petite, seemingly insignificant meteorite like the small half of NWA 1195 was found only to return later and find the larger half.

The collection of meteorites has been going on a lot longer than GPSs have been around.

Best Regards,

Adam

  



----- Original Message ----
From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net>
To: meteoritelist <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 3:39:03 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 5 reasons to record meteorite coordinates

Hello All,

I thought I would share this tiny snap shot in time of how and why taking GPS coordinates are important for hunters and the science of collecting and studying meteorite finds. Here are images of three different meteorite individuals found within 100 feet of each other over a 2-day period while hunting in California years ago. These three 'individual' meteorites (not fragments) were later analyzed and determined to be paired to each other.

Adam's California cold find:
http://www.lunarrock.com/CA1999/Adam1.jpg

Steve's find an hour later:
http://www.lunarrock.com/CA1999/Steve1.jpg

...and my very first meteorite find ever, due to having coordinates of Adam's cold find the day before. This first find was a whopping 1.3 grams and means more to me than most of my larger finds later in life!

http://www.lunarrock.com/CA1999/Greg1.jpg

http://www.lunarrock.com/CA1999/Greg2.jpg

Just a snapshot in a time frame of responsible meteorite hunting...

Best regards,
Greg

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