[meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Plane Crash

From: James Tobin <jamespault_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:39:00 -0800
Message-ID: <005701cbeaa6$94dea100$0300000a_at_Jimscomputer>

Dear List,
I just reread the article from 2008 in Meteorite Times and I don't have a
lot of additional information to add. The actually crash information from
the government reports is in the previous article from 2003 I think it was.

But, as to what happened to the rest of the plane. Some was indeed removed
from the crater and salvaged, but most of the remains were put down the
shafts in the crater center which are fenced off now. Just the couple pieces
a few feet long are all that remain. They can be found along the western
edge of the crater near the bottom of the talus. As I mentioned in the
article you can see them in binoculars or even in a camera with telephoto
lens from the visitor center deck. And at the right time of the morning the
sunlight coming over the edge of the crater rim will gleam off the fragments
for a while. Makes a great photo when the bright shiny sparkle shows well.

Best regards, Jim
Received on Fri 25 Mar 2011 12:39:00 AM PDT