[meteorite-list] Sutter's Mill mass range

From: Rob Matson <mojave_meteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 14:15:20 -0700
Message-ID: <GOEDJOCBMMEHLEFDHGMMKEJGEOAA.mojave_meteorites_at_cox.net>

Hi All,

As an addendum to my Saturday post, the Sutter's Mill main
mass finder passed the torch back to Robert Ward on Thursday.
Robert is currently the proud finder of both the smallest
(0.1g complete) and largest (~44g) meteorites from this fall.

--Rob

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Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 4:23 PM
To: Jim Wooddell
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Coloma / Lotus / Sutter Mill Articles

Hi Jim,

In the article of your first link, you'll find the
following confusing sentence:

"It was then he learned that not only did he find the largest
piece to date, but that his find has been identified as the
main mass of the meteor."

I guess the writer wasn't clear on what was meant by "main
mass". For a fresh fall, the so-called "main mass" may
be changing on a daily basis. In the case of Sutter's Mill,
where over 99% of its meteorites will never be found, the
actual main mass of the fall is unlikely to be among the 1%.

Very amusing that someone found gold while looking for
meteorites! (I do wonder about the use of a metal detector
to find a CM meteorite -- has a single Sutter's Mill
meteorite been found using one?)

--Rob
Received on Sun 13 May 2012 05:15:20 PM PDT