[meteorite-list] Meteorite fell near Wynndel

From: U.S. Airborne <ontheroad_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 13:52:13 -0700
Message-ID: <34A2B71F17544946B26DD9AE65B4E393_at_ScottPC>

Hi All
I spent two days hunting all logging roads north & NE of Wynndel B.C. for
this visitor or visitors from space. All roads end just at top of hill in
3ft to 4ft of snow. Logging companies only snow plowed the roads to there
present logging truck loading areas. I did find some real nice Paraglider
launches at the top near the lake side ridge just north of Wynndel ,wish I
had my PG wing with me & a driver as cloud base was nice & high. also hunted
3a the road on east shore of both lakes going north. Some hunting in fields
north of town then spent a day hunting the HWY 3 to the east and the Goat
river forest service roads that are just east of the projected fall area.
The snow melt has all creeks & river at Max flow with some flooding in
areas. Snow level is low but once it melts off & opens up the roads I fill
that there is still a chance for some one to stumble across some meteorites.
I do have to say the timber & brush is really thick in this area. So finding
one will surly put a feather in your cap. Even thou I found no new finds on
my hunt. I did fully enjoy the hunt and being connected to mother nature and
seeing all the wild life. I did post a lot of my Meteorite wanted posters
around the area and talked to some logger that log the area. So now iam just
waiting for that call from a Logger telling me he has my 10 KG meteorite
.When I get time I will post some pics

Scott Johnson
U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC
Eagles Nest Airpark
Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S
www.usairborne.com
info at usairborne.com
Office 509-780-0554
Cell 509-780-8377


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From: "Thunder Stone" <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:30 PM
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fell near Wynndel

>
> List:
> I hope someone makes a find.
> Good luck to anyone out there, an be safe.
> Greg S
> http://www.dailytownsman.com/article/20110524/CRANBROOK0101/305249994/-1/cranbrook/meteorite-fell-near-wynndel
>
> Meteorite fell near Wynndel
>
> Last weekend's meteor over Cranbrook would have fallen north of Wynndel,
> experts have calculated.
> A Finnish astronomer, Esko Lyytinen, analyzed footage from meteor cameras
> in Cranbrook, Saskatchewan, Penticton and Calgary to determine the
> possible location of meteorites from the fireball.
> "He went frame by frame through the video and he enhanced the stars so he
> could know the position," explained Rick Nowell, physics lab technician at
> the College of the Rockies.
> According to Lyytinen, the meteor entered the atmosphere at a height of 79
> kilometres. Initially weighing 20 kilograms, the meteor broke apart at
> least twice before dissolving into a trail of gravel. The flashes caught
> by the camera indicate the explosions.
> Last week, Lyytinen drew on a map the area in which he believes the
> meteorites may have fallen. On Tuesday, he emailed The Townsman to add
> that he has received new footage, and he advises that the line should be
> continued up to another 10 kilometres further west.
> "I will not give at this stage a new map, but it looks probable that it
> fell down more to the south west than the line or ellipse," said Lyytinen.
> "It probably had a bigger entry velocity and higher beginning. This would
> also mean a somewhat smaller (than earlier expected) meteorite size on the
> ground."
> Still, meteorite hunters could head north from Wynndel and search east of
> Duck Lake. If there is snow, Nowell said, look for a hole in the snow.
> Otherwise, take a metal detector.
> "Your metal detector would beep as it goes over it and a magnet would pick
> it up. It probably has a lot of nickel and iron in it," said Nowell.
> The meteor probably came from the asteroid belt, Nowell added.
> "Usually they have little indentations in them. The rock will be smooth,
> but with lots of little dimples in it where it evaporated. The atmosphere
> sandblasts it coming down and melts it a bit," he said.
> The meteorites' value could range widely.
> "Common iron meteors can range from $.50/gram to $5/gram, rarer stoney
> meteorites $2 to $20/gram, and really rare ones $100 or $1000/gram or
> more, depending if they have embedded gems or if they're from Mars or the
> moon," said Nowell.
>
>
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