[meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 12:46:21 -0700
Message-ID: <3C85343E-F7DC-4159-A741-FCC48EFE174F_at_meteoriteguy.com>

And absolutely useless for a meteorite hunt. What a waste of taxpayer money. And they can't pay a penny for the stones people find?..............

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On May 3, 2012, at 12:44 PM, "Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> wrote:

> Hi Martin,
>
> I've actually been aboard a zeppelin just like this one while using it for
> radar phenomenology studies in southern California about a decade ago. It's
> a very cool ride, and certainly among the more unique modes of transportation
> that you can take! --Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of karmaka
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:34 PM
> To: met-list
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp
>
> Watch out for the blimp !
>
> A new way of hunting the Sutter's Mill 'main mass':
>
> " Scientists today are mounting a massive search in the Sierra Nevada foothills for meteorite fragments [...] Experts from NASA and the SETI institute are en route to Sacramento this morning aboard a zeppelin provided by Airship Ventures, based at Moffett Field in the Bay Area. They were expected to stop briefly at McClellan Park airfield around 11 a.m., then lift off again to spend the afternoon surveying foothill regions of Placer and El Dorado counties. "
>
> http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/03/4463578/scientists-on-the-hunt-for-meteorite.html
>
> Track the ship here:
>
> http://www.airshipventures.com/about/track-the-ship
>
> GOOD LUCK !!
>
> Martin
>
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Received on Thu 03 May 2012 03:46:21 PM PDT