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

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 11:29:43 -0400
Message-ID: <BAY153-W1753E8B7765E624C44A0BBF82C0_at_phx.gbl>

 

 

I don't know how accurate this is...(map with recovery information)

 

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/04/4464802/interactive-map-see-where-meteorites.html

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/04/4464802/interactive-map-see-where-meteorites.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> From: rickmont at earthlink.net
> To: mike at meteoriteguy.com; karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de; mexicodoug at aim.com
> Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 07:57:51 -0700
> CC: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp
>
> Hi again List...we're expecting 25mph winds starting this afternoon through
> the weekend.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MexicoDoug" <mexicodoug at aim.com>
> To: <mike at meteoriteguy.com>; <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp
>
>
> > Sounds to me more like a publicity stunt from the blimp company, offered
> > to scientists "free" for publicity they can get for their blimp rides.
> > Pretty good marketing on the company's part, IMO. As for scientists,
> > pretty sure they are going for free, just their fixed overhead expense
> > will be lost to the government, their grant, private company or whatever
> > combination they work under. Surely they told their bosses they would do
> > it on a weekend, or work the weekend to make it up, it's all funny money
> > anyway and anyways, in their business and all of government in general
> > "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.", so
> > nothing really lost and they will love their jobs more. Who among us
> > wouldn't go in a heartbeat, come'on.
> >
> > Anyway if they follow the estimate trajectory line they conceivably might
> > see something from a different perspective, like Tunguska :-P, but it
> > really sounds more like they are goofing off. Well, they have the chance
> > to get the last laugh.
> >
> > Scientists routinely use expensive fitted jets to stay aloft many hours
> > during meteor showers just to get better sampling of the action from the
> > higher altitude. I can see where one idea led to another. At least Sky
> > Adventures or whatever it's called will see a spike of business.
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Doug
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Farmer <mike at meteoriteguy.com>
> > To: karmaka <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
> > Cc: met-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Thu, May 3, 2012 8:09 pm
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite main mass hunting with a blimp
> >
> >
> > My god, these are the people who can't pay a dime or samples but can piss
> > away
> > our taxpayer money on this? My wife is a pilot, I fly with her often, you
> > can
> > not see a 50 gallon barrel from 500 ft up. Good luck with that plan.
> > Must be nice to work on the expense account!
> > Michael Farmer
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On May 3, 2012, at 12:33 PM, "karmaka" <karmaka-meteorites at t-online.de>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> 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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